[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13689]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Establishment of Advisory Committees

SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of NCD's International 
Watch and Technology Watch.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, National Council on 
Disability, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004-1107; 
202-272-2004 (voice), 202-272-2074 (TTY), 202-272-2022 (fax), 
[email protected] (e-mail).

Agency Mission

    The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency 
composed of 15 members appointed by the President of the United States 
and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Its overall purpose 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.

International Watch

    The purpose of NCD's International Watch is to share information on 
international disability issues and to advise NCD's International 
Committee on developing policy proposals that will advocate for a 
foreign policy that is consistent with the values and goals of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act.

Technology Watch

    NCD's Technology Watch (Tech Watch) is a community-based, cross-
disability consumer task force on technology. Tech Watch provides 
information to NCD on issues relating to emerging legislation on 
technology and helps monitor compliance with civil rights legislation, 
such as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
    These committees are necessary to provide advice and 
recommendations to NCD on international disability issues and 
technology accessibility for people with disabilities.
    We currently have balanced membership representing a variety of 
disabling conditions from across the United States.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1998.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-13689 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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