National Council on Disability (NCD)
Quarterly Meeting
July 14-16, 2008

Renaissance Seattle Hotel
515 Madison Street
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: (206) 583-0300

Monday, July 14, 2008  (All times Pacific Daylight Time)

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

• Call to Order and Welcome - John R. Vaughn, NCD Chairperson
• Acceptance of Agenda
• Welcoming remarks from Honorable Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle
• Introduction of Council Members, NCD staff and guests
• Approval of minutes of April 21-23, 2008 Quarterly meeting in Arlington, VA

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Public Comment Session – Moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson

(The toll-free call-in number is 1-800-779-9513, and the passcode is “NCD Meeting.”)

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

• Council Member Reports
• Chairperson’s Report - John Vaughn
• Review and approval of proposed NCD By-laws Amendment
• Review and Approval of joint Executive-Finance Committee meeting minutes
  • May 22, 2008
  • June 19, 2008 (as information only)

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  Break

10:30 – 12:00 Noon

• Finance Committee Report - Chad Colley, Committee Chair and Michael Collins, Executive Director
  • Review of 2008 expenditure status
  • Review and approval of proposed FY 2010 budget
• Executive Director’s Report - Michael Collins
• International Watch Advisory Committee Report -- Kathy Martinez and Victoria Carlson, Council Liaisons and Joan Durocher, staff
  • Rehabilitation International Conference in Canada
  • Council discussion and/or approval of renewing FACA charter for International Watch
    • Discussion of composition of International Watch Advisory Committee members
• Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee report – Milton Aponte, Council liaison, and Michael Collins, staff
• Youth Advisory Committee Report - Victoria Ray Carlson, Council Liaison and Michael Collins, staff

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.   Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Health Care Committee Report - Anne Rader, Chair and Julie Carroll, staff

• Status of two current NCD Health Care Research Projects
  • Sylvia Yee
    Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
  • DOD/VA Project
• Healthcare Financing
  • Anthony Dennis, Counsel
    Aetna Inc.
• What We Can Do to Prevent Falls: National, State and Local Initiatives
  • Sally York, RN, MN, Director
    Northwest Orthopaedic Institute
    Tacoma, WA

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Department of Justice regulations and the Air Carrier Access Act. 
  Pat Pound, NCD vice chair, moderating.
  • Reactant panel from the Pacific Northwest:
    • Toby Olson, Executive Director, Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment
    • Jack Michaels, Paralyzed Veterans of America

Council Member questions and dialogue including review and discussion of proposed changes to the DOJ regulations.

4:00 p.m.   Recess Public Meeting until 8:30 a.m. July 15, 2008

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closed Executive session (NCD members only)

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

• Review of Agenda – John R. Vaughn, Chairperson
• Council Member, staff and guest Introductions

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Homeland Security Committee Report – Pat Pound and Chad Colley,
NCD Homeland Security Committee Co-Chairs and Martin Gould, staff

• Barbara Graff, Director, Seattle Office of Emergency Management
• Tracy Connelly, Emergency Preparedness Training Specialist
  City of Seattle
  Office of Emergency Management
  (206) 615-0287
• Susan Reinertson, Regional Administrator, Region X FEMA (Invited) 
• Use of Elevators by Firefighters & for Egress in Fires/Emergencies
  
  Lieutenant Dave Beste
  Bellevue Fire Department
  Bellevue, WA

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

• Written Update on report by EAD Associates
• Expenditures from NCD account 842X: Post-Katrina Act funds
• Discussion of national and local policies regarding power outages and vulnerable populations

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Civil Rights Committee Report – Lisa Mattheiss and Victoria Carlson,  
Co-chairs and Julie Carroll, staff

• Status of NCD 2008 research report on implementation of the Developmental Disabilities Act
• Accessible Currency:
  • Correspondence and meetings with Department of Treasury and Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• The Rights of Parents with Disabilities:
  
  Kelly Buckland, Executive Director
  Idaho State Independent Living Council
  Boise, Idaho 
  
  Megan Kirshbaum, Executive Director
  Through the Looking Glass
  Berkeley, CA
  
  
• Challenges to Disability Rights:
  
  Marc Brenman, Executive Director and Shawn Murinko, Commissioner
  Washington State Human Rights Commission

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Presentation on Regional Issues Impacting the Disability Community
– Introductions by John Vaughn, Chair

• Independent Living
  Kelly Buckland, Executive Director
  Idaho SILC
  
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation
  Lynnae Ruttledge, Director
  Washington State DVR
  
  
• Developmental Disabilities
  Bill Lynch, Executive Director
  Oregon State Council on DD

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

• Conversion to Digital Television
  
  Michael Jacobs, Attorney Advisor
  Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
  Federal Communications Commission
  Washington, DC

Questions and dialogue from Council members

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.  

Legislative Committee Report - Cynthia Wainscott and Milton Aponte,
Co-Chairs and Michael Collins, staff

• Review of written Legislative update
• Status of recruitment for NCD Legislative Analyst
• Report on NCD activities and current legislation
  • ADA Restoration Act (now ADA Amendments Act of 2008)
    • Discuss potential follow-up action by NCD
  • No Child Left Behind Act Reauthorization
  • Disability Savings Accounts
• Potential legislation related to NCD Reports
  • Disability Statistics
    • Testimony by Pat Pound
  • Foster Youth
    • Letter in support of House Resolution
  • Aging
    • NCD reports under consideration as examples of exemplary research on aging by federal agencies

(If time permits, continuation of Council discussion and review of proposed changes to the Department of Justice regulations)

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Discussion of Canadian Health System and Disability Services
  
  Honorable Sam Sullivan, Mayor
  Vancouver, BC, Canada

Council Member questions and dialogue

4:30 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

Public Comment Session – moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson

(The toll-free call-in number is 1-800-779-9513, and the passcode is “NCD Meeting.”)

5:00 p.m.

Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008

5:00 p.m. -- 6:30 p.m. 

Reception hosted by NCD members for meeting guests, participants and
disability stakeholders at Renaissance Hotel: Public invited to attend
(not part of the NCD meeting)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

• Review of Agenda – John Vaughn, Chairperson
• Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
• Public Comment session for Audience members only (no telephone comments taken)

9:00 a.m. -- 10:15 a.m.

Employment Committee Report - Linda Wetters, Committee Co-Chair and Joan Durocher, staff

• Progress report on VR Transition Research by VCU
  • Review findings and recommendations from final draft
• Federal employment of People With Disabilities (schedule A) and diversity of the Senior Executive Service
  • Discuss research priority of this subject
• Disability Human Services Infrastructure Report (2008 project)
• Technology for employment--Software and computers:
  
  Laura Ruby, Senior Strategist
  Global Policy and Standards
  Microsoft Accessible Technology Group
  Redmond, Washington

Council Member questions and dialogue

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. -- Break

10:30 a.m. – Noon

Emerging Trends Committee Report – Marylyn Howe, Chair and Julie Carroll, Staff

• Advancements in Transportation Accessibility and Technology: 
  
  Katharine Hunter-Zaworski, Ph.D. P.E., Director
  National Center for Accessible Transportation
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
  
  Vicki Curtis, Senior Engineer
  Concept Center
  Boeing Aircraft Company
  Everett, WA
   
• Council Member questions and dialogue
• Annual Progress report
  • Status of Public Consultation
• Housing Report (2008 project)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.         Lunch break

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

NCD: Planning for the Future.  John Vaughn, Chair and Michael Collins, Executive Director

• NCDs strategic direction: 2010 research proposals
• Review/approval of 2008 end-of-year funding priorities
• National Disability Policy Summit: July 2010
  • Review and approval of proposal

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

• Planning (continued)
• Unfinished Business
• New Business

4:15 p.m. Adjourn

FutureNCD Meetings scheduled:

October 6-8, 2008 in Kansas City, MO
(Hyatt Regency Crown Center)
January 12-14, 2009 in Scottsdale, AZ
(Chaparral Suites Hotel)

Note:  
Times listed on the agenda are subject to change by a majority vote of the Council.

In consideration of attendees who are sensitive to environmental odors created by chemicals and perfumes, please restrict the use of fragrances at this meeting. No flash photography is allowed.

If disability-related accommodations are required for your attendance, please contact NCD at (202) 272-2004 no later than ten (10) days before the meeting.  

All materials are to be approved by NCD staff prior to distribution at NCD meetings, and must be available in alternate formats.