Media Advisory

NCD #00-304
August 24, 2000
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

National Council on Disability to Conduct Disability Civil Rights Briefing in Philadelphia

WASHINGTON--The National Council on Disability (NCD) is conducting regional community briefings around the country to share findings and recommendations on federal enforcement of disability civil rights laws with people with disabilities. The next briefing will take place in Federal Region III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) on September 8, 2000, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Aramark Building, 11th Floor, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This meeting, which is open to the public and free of charge, will focus on NCD's new Ten-Point Strategy for the Next Decade of Disability Civil Rights Enforcement (www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/gap.html. The National Parent Network on Disabilities and the Parent Information Network are assisting NCD in coordinating this event. For more information, contact Janet Lonsdale, Parent Network on Disabilities, 215-751-1800, ext. 221, or Mark S. Quigley, NCD, 202-272-2008.