*****MEDIA ADVISORY*****
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA TO SPEAK AT COMMEMORATIVE EVENT CELEBRATING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights R. Alexander Acosta will speak at a special commemorative event at the Justice Department celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event will highlight compliance efforts of localities around the country under “Project Civic Access,” and participants will witness the signing of new accessibility agreements with cities from across the United States.

WHO: Assistant Attorney General R. Alexander Acosta

WHAT: Americans with Disabilities Acts Commemorative Event

WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2004
2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Main Justice
7th Floor Conference Room
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Reporters interested in attending the event should arrive through the Constitution entrance between 9th and 10th Streets.

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