[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25104]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Renewal of Advisory Committees

AGENCY: National Council on Disability (NCD).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the renewal of NCD's advisory 
committees--International Watch and Technology Watch.

FOR FURTHER 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 Foreign Policy Team 
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 September 26, 2000.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-25104 Filed 9-29-00; 8:45 am]
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