[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 142 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18666]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act: Meeting

TYPE: Community briefings.

AGENCY: National Council on Disability.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule of the forthcoming 
community briefings of the National Council on Disability. Notice of 
this meeting is required under Section 522b(e)(1) of the Government in 
the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409).

BACKGROUND: In May and June 2000, NCD conducted a think tank and civil 
rights retreat in Washington, DC, June 27-29, 2000. From those meetings 
a disability civil rights agenda was developed that includes a 
strategic action plan for disability civil rights enforcement for the 
next decade. The purpose of these 13 community briefings is to share 
and solicit input on the plan from grassroots stakeholders in every 
region of the country.

COMMUNITY BRIEFING DATES AND LOCATIONS:   
August 14, 2000, New York, NY
August 17, 2000, Atlanta, GA
August 30, 2000, Houston, TX
September 6, 2000, Denver, CO
September 7, 2000, Anchorage, AK
September 8, 2000, Philadelphia, PA
September 13, 2000, Los Angeles, CA
September 15, 2000, Miami, FL
September 19, 2000, Boston, MA
September 21, 2000, Portland, OR
September 27, 2000, Rapid City, SD
September 28, 2000, Chicago, IL
September 29, 2000, Kansas City, MO

FOR SPECIFIC LOCATION AND INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carla Nelson, 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), or [email protected] (e-mail).

AGENCY MISSION: The National Council on Disability is an independent 
federal agency composed of 15 members appointed by the President 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.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing interpreters or other accommodations 
should notify the National Council on Disability prior to this meeting.

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

OPEN MEETING: These community briefings of the National Council on 
Disability will be open to the public.
    Records will be kept of all National Council on Disability 
proceedings and will be available after the meeting for public 
inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2000.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-18666 Filed 7-19-00; 4:21 pm]
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