News Advisory
Speaker Update

NCD #04-469
November 23, 2004
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

National Council on Disability Announces Speakers for Release of Americans with Disabilities Act Recommendations

WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability (NCD) will release its report Righting the ADA at a news conference on December 1, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., in the Holeman Lounge at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The report contains NCD’s legislative proposal, entitled, “ADA Restoration Act,” which is intended to restore the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act that have been restricted by several U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the past few years.

Speakers include:

Lex Frieden, Chairperson, NCD
Robert R. Davila, Ph.D., Member, NCD
Robert L. Burgdorf Jr., Professor, University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
Charlotte Chenoweth, Consumer
Janell Byrd-Chichester, Consultant, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
John D. Kemp, Senior Attorney, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville
Jennifer Mathis, Senior Staff Attorney, The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Diane Seltzer, Partner, Founder, Seltzer Law Firm
Nancy Starnes, Vice President and Chief of Staff, National Organization on Disability

For more information, contact Mark Quigley or Julie Carroll at 202-272-2004 or 202-272-2074 TTY.