News Advisory

NCD #03-435
September 5, 2003
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

National Council on Disability to Address Deficient Disability Policies at State Department and USAID

WASHINGTON-The National Council on Disability (NCD) will release its report, Foreign Policy and Disability: Legislative Strategies and Civil Rights Protections to Ensure Inclusion of People with Disabilities, at a news conference at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2003, in Room G-11, Senate Dirksen Office Building.

The report examines legislative changes that will ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in all foreign assistance programs under the direction of the U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. NCD makes recommendations on how to correct current deficiencies and discusses Iraq/Afghanistan reconstruction and accessibility.

News Conference Speakers

The Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate
The Honorable James Langevin, U.S. House of Representatives, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
The Honorable Kathleen Martinez, National Council on Disability
The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. House of Representatives (invited)

A congressional briefing by NCD and the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus will follow the news conference, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the same room.