[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79138-79139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32096]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Establishment of Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Council on Disability (NCD).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of NCD's Cultural 
Diversity Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Committee Management 
Officer, 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

    NCD is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the 
President and Congress on disability policy. It is composed of 15 
members

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appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the 
U.S. Senate. NCD's 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.

Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee

    The purpose of NCD's Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee is to 
provide advice and recommendations to NCD on issues affecting people 
with disabilities from culturally diverse backgrounds. Specifically, 
the committee will help identify issues, expand outreach, infuse 
participation, and elevate the voices of underserved and unserved 
segments of this nation's population that will help NCD develop federal 
policy that will address the needs and advance the civil and human 
rights of people from diverse cultures.
    This committee is necessary because people with disabilities from 
culturally diverse backgrounds face dual discrimination and are 
disproportionately represented among those with disabilities.
    This committee will have a balanced membership representing a 
variety of disabling conditions and culturally diverse populations from 
across the United States.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2000.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-32096 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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