[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Pages 8770-8771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3919]



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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

TYPE: 50-State ADA Town Meeting Tour.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of additional dates, 
locations, and contacts for NCD's 50-state town meeting tour on the 
implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Notice of 
these meetings is required under Section 522b(e)(1) of the Government 
in the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409).

BACKGROUND: As an independent Federal agency making recommendations to 
the President and the Congress on issues affecting 49 million Americans 
with disabilities and their families, NCD has congressional authority 
and responsibility to monitor ADA implementation. In fact, it was the 
NCD that first proposed the ADA in 1986. In 1991, NCD established ADA 
Watch.
    These town meetings are being conducted as part of NCD's ADA Watch 
initiative. NCD is interested in hearing personal stories from 
consumers as to the law's impact. NCD is particularly interested in 
hearing about varying types of successes and the methods used to 
achieve those successes. The stories could be about personal 
experiences, or something related to changes in the community.

1995 Dates, Locations, and Contact Numbers:

February 1--Miami, Florida, (305) 547-5444
February 2--Jackson, Mississippi, (601) 969-0601
February 4--Atlanta, Georgia, (404) 451-2340
February 7--Frankfort, Kentucky, (502) 564-2918
February 9--Columbia, South Carolina, (803) 782-0639
February 14--Brimingham, Alabama, (205) 251-2223
February 15--Topeka, Kansas, (913) 296-6527
February 16--New Orleans, Louisiana, (504) 286-6939
February 17--Albuquerque, New Mexico, (505) 827-6465
February 21--Little Rock, Arkansas, (501) 661-2953
February 21--Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (405) 949-1962
February 22--Arlington, Texas, (512) 463-5741
February 28--Honolulu, Hawaii, (808) 537-1941
March 1--Los Angeles, California, (310) 390-3611
March 7--Norfolk, Virginia, (804) 461-8007
March 8--Washington, D.C., (202) 727-0904
March 9--Sutton, West Virginia, (304) 525-3324
March 10--Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, (610) 378-4372
March 16--Portland, Maine, (207) 624-5307
March 17--Concord, New Hampshire, (603) 228-9680
March 22--Boston, Massachusetts, (617) 338-6665
April 6--Nashville, Tennessee, (615) 428-6266
April 11--Des Moines, Iowa, (515) 281-5969
April 12--Jeferson City, Missouri, (314) 751-2600 [[Page 8771]] 
April 13--Missoula, Montana, (406) 243-2636

    Additional dates, locations, and contacts will be published when 
available.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, 
National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050, 
Washington, DC 20004-1107, Telephone: (202) 272-2004, (202) 272-2074 
(TT).

AGENCY MISSION: NCD is an independent Federal agency comprised of 15 
members who are appointed by the President of the United States and 
confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The overall purpose of the Council is to 
promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee 
equal opportunity for all people with disabilities, regardless of the 
nature of severity of the disability; and to empower people with 
disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, 
and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing interpreters or other accommodations 
should notify NCD prior to each town meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with environmental illness must reduce 
their exposure to volatile chemical substances in order to attend these 
meetings. In order to reduce such exposure, we ask that you not wear 
perfumes or scents at the town meetings. We also ask that you smoke 
only in designated areas and the privacy of your room. Smoking is 
prohibited in the meeting rooms and surrounding area.

OPEN MEETING: These town meetings of NCD shall be open to the public.

AGENDA: The proposed agenda includes:

Opening Statements
Success Stories from Consumers
Discussion
Announcements
Adjournment

    Records shall be kept of all NCD proceedings and shall be available 
after the meetings for public inspection at NCD.

    Signed in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 1995.
Speed Davis,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-3919 Filed 2-13-95; 2:58 pm]
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