News Release

NCD #02-372
July 26, 2002
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

Audio News Release Transcript

[Bob Ellison open]
The National Council on Disability, N - C - D, issued a progress report on issues that affect people with disabilities. The issues: education, housing, transportation, technology, and laws passed to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities. NCD board member Audrey McCrimon says African Americans and other people of color can relate to slow movement.

[Audrey McCrimon]
"I think the issues that surround enforcement and monitoring are always things that have been woefully underrepresented when it comes to a contest between service dollars and civil rights monitoring."

[Bob Ellison close]
McCrimon states however that there has been progress. Persons with disabilities are being included and more voices on disability concerns are being raised, discussed and addressed.

Bob Ellison, Washington