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News Advisory
Speaker Update
NCD #04-470
November 24, 2004
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov
National Council on Disability Announces Speakers
for Release of Recommendations on Livable Communities for Adults
with Disabilities
WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability
(NCD) will release its report Livable
Communities for Adults with Disabilities at a Congressional
briefing on December 2, 2004, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in
Room HC-8 of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. This
event is free of charge and open to the public.
During the briefing, NCD will share some of the key
findings and recommendations from the report. A panel of distinguished
experts will provide their reaction to NCD’s report, and discuss
the implication of their own organizations’ work in the area
of livable communities.
NCD is co-hosting the release of this report with
the assistance of the House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus and the
Congressional Livable Communities Task Force. The report articulates
the elements of a livable community for adults with disabilities,
highlights existing examples of livable U.S. communities in the
United States that can serve as models, and describes how communities
can develop and sustain their livability features.
Speakers include:
Lex Frieden, Chairperson, NCD
Carol Novak, Member, NCD
Staff Representative, House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
Staff Representative, Congressional Livable Communities Task Force
Andy Kochera, American Association of Retired Persons
Dennis Fitzgibbons, Alpha-One
David Downey, American Institute of Architects
Jason Jordan, American Planning Association
Joy Relton, American Foundation for the Blind
Tracy Westfield, National Governors Association
Deborah Burns, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
Mia Oberlink, Visiting Nurse Service of New York For
more information, contact Mark Quigley or Martin Gould at 202-272-2004
or 202-272-2074 TTY.
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