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News Advisory NCD
#04-443
January 5, 2004
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov
National Council on Disability to Conduct Fort
Lauderdale Meeting with Emerging Workforce Conference Participants
WASHINGTON--The National Council on Disability (NCD)
will conduct its next quarterly meeting at the Wyndham Bonaventure
Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 8-9, 2004. As part of
the meeting, NCD has invited those participating in the First Annual
Emerging Workforce Conference and the Third Anniversary of the President's
New Freedom Initiative (February 8-10) to present issues relating
to the employment of people with disabilities. Those attending will
have the opportunity to address NCD board members who are appointed
by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The
NCD forum will take place on Monday morning, February 9, 2004, at
the Wyndham Bonaventure.
The Emerging Workforce Conference will provide a unique
opportunity for people with disabilities, families, federal policy
makers, and service providers to work with business around enhancing
employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Sponsors include
the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and
Labor.
The theme for the Emerging Workforce Conference is
"We Are> ...> We Can> ...> We Will> ...>
." In an effort to draw attention to this untapped labor pool
of people with disabilities that is 54 million strong, personal
invitations were extended to President George W. Bush and Governor
Jeb Bush. Also, the conference will bring together NCD, the Social
Security Administration Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Advisory
Panel, and invited representatives from the President's Committee
for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the Access Board, and
the President's Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled, as well as many additional federal, state,
and international partners. For more information on the Emerging
Workforce Conference, go to http://www.fgse.nova.edu/workforce.
For more information contact Mark Quigley at 202-272-2004
or 202-272-2074 (TTY).
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