News Advisory

NCD #02-345
January 8, 2002
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

National Council on Disability Experts Available for Comment on Supreme Court Decision Involving Americans with Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON--The National Council on Disability's (NCD) team of experts is available for comment on the January 8, 2002, U.S. Supreme Court decision in Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Ella Williams (No. 00-1989), a case related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

They are:

Marca Bristo, NCD chairperson. Ms. Bristo is the president and chief executive officer of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago. She also co-founded and served a two-term presidency with the National Council on Independent Living. She can be reached at 312-253-7000.

Jeffrey T. Rosen, NCD general counsel and director of policy. Mr. Rosen is a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney, where he worked as a senior attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel, Advice and External Litigation Division. He can be reached at 202-272-2124.

Kathleen A. Blank, NCD senior attorney/adviser. Ms. Blank is a disability civil rights attorney who previously conducted and coordinated research on federal enforcement of disability civil rights laws at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund. She can be reached at 202-272-2019.