National Council on Disability (NCD)
Quarterly Meeting
April 21-23, 2008

The Westin Arlington Gateway
801 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
703-717-6200

Monday, April 21, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

• Call to Order and Welcome - John R. Vaughn, NCD Chairperson
• Acceptance of Agenda
• Introduction of Council Members, NCD staff and guests
• Approval of minutes of January 28-30, 2008: Quarterly meeting in New Orleans, LA.
•  Council Member Reports
• Chairperson’s Report - John Vaughn
  • Approval of Executive Committee meeting minutes
• January 17, 2008
• February 29, 2008

• Finance Committee Report - Chad Colley, Committee Chair and Thomas Clark, GSA

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.  Break

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

• Executive Director’s Report - Michael Collins
  • Research calendars and report releases: 2008, 2009
  • NCD Accomplishments and Outreach
  • Staff news

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

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

• Status of two current NCD Healthcare Research Projects
  • DREDF
  • Nanette Goodman, DOD/VA Project
• Wounded Warrior project at DOD
• Other Health Care Issues

11:45 a.m. -- Recess NCD Meeting until 3 p.m.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

**Release of NCD Research Report: Keeping Track: National Disability Status and Program Performance Indicators

Introduction by John Vaughn, NCD Chair:  
Moderated by NCD Member Cynthia Wainscott.  
Expert Panelists:  

Dan Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability Office (GAO);
Chris Hoenig, executive director, State-of-the-USA; and,
Bonnie O’Day and Nanette Goodman (NCD Contract researchers).

**Note: this is not a part of the formal NCD meeting, but Council members, the public and the media are invited to attend.

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• International Watch Advisory Committee Report -- Kathy Martinez, Council Liaison and Joan Durocher, staff
• Review, Discussion and Approval of Comparative Analysis of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities v. U.S. Disability Rights laws
  • Update on countries that have signed on to or ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
  • Rehabilitation International Conference in Canada
  • NCD membership in USCID
• Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee report – Milton Aponte, Council liaison, Stacey Brown and Michael Collins, staff
  • CDAC Members volunteering to serve on NCD committees

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.  Break

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

• Youth Advisory Committee Report - Victoria Ray Carlson, Council Liaison and Dr. Gerrie Hawkins, staff liaison
  • Assignment of YAC Members to NCD Committees

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Public Comment Session – moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson

(The toll-free call-in number is 888-455-9639, and the passcode is “NCD Meeting.”)

5:30 p.m.  Recess Public Meeting until 8:30 a.m. April 22, 2008

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Closed Executive session (NCD members only)

Tuesday, April 22, 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. – 10:00 a.m. 

• Homeland Security Committee Report – Chad Colley, Co-Chair
  • Update on report by Elizabeth Davis
  • Expenditures from NCD account 842X: Post-Katrina Act funds
  • National Disability (and Volunteer) Organizations and their Work in Emergency Preparedness & Response
    • Curt Decker, Executive Director, National Disability Rights Network

(Speaking about lessons learned, impact on organizations, and inclusion of the ‘disability community’ in homeland security/emergency preparedness activities today)

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Civil Rights Committee Report - Bob Davila, PhD and Marylyn Howe, Co-chairs and Julie Carroll, staff

• Segways used as mobility devices by People with Disabilities
  • Jerry Kerr, President, Disability Rights Advocates For Technology (DRAFT), St. Louis, MO
• Accessible Currency
• Other Civil Rights issues

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Presentation by Mike Starling, VP, CTO and Executive Director of NPR Labs; includes demo of the first over-the-air broadcast of captioned radio.  

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Emergency Preparedness Presentations

– Introductions by Chad Colley, Homeland Security Committee co-chair

• Nicole Francis, Counsel, House Committee on Homeland Security
• Andy Weis, Senator Collins’ General Counsel, Senate Homeland Security Committee
• Scott Spicer, GAO
  • Discussion of GAO report on NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE: (FEMA Should Take Action to Improve Capacity and Coordination between Government and Voluntary Sectors).
• David Wise, Acting Director, Government Accountability Office Physical Infrastructure Team
  • Discussion of GAO report:  Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations:Actions Needed to Clarify Responsibilities and Increase Preparedness for Evacuations GAO-07-44  December 22, 2006 (and update)

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

            Emergency Preparedness: the Public Policy Perspective— Introduction by Chad Colley, NCD Homeland Security Committee Co-Chair  

• Presenters:

• Ted Costin, Director, Preparedness Division, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
• Steve Kral, Senior Policy Advisor, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
• JoAnne E. Knapp, Director of Emergency Preparedness Policy, MD Department of Disabilities

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

3:45 p.m. -- 4:15 p.m.  

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

• Report on current legislation
• Potential legislation related to NCD Reports
• Presentation by Sandy Finucane, Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs for the Epilepsy Foundation

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Break

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

Public Comment Session – moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson

(The toll-free call-in number is 888-455-9639, and the passcode is “NCD Meeting.”)

5:00 p.m.

Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

Reception for Disability Stakeholders at Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel
(2nd Floor foyer): public invited to attend (not part of the NCD meeting)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

8:30 a.m. -- 9:15 a.m.

• Review of Agenda – John Vaughn, Chairperson
• Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
• Remarks by FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

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

• Progress report on VR Transition Research
  • Beth Bader and John Kregel, Research team, VCU
• Congressional actions regarding federal employment of People With Disabilities (Schedule A) and diversity of the Senior Executive Service

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

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

10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Emerging Trends Committee Report - John Vaughn, Committee Chair and Michael Collins, Staff

• NCDs strategic direction: 2010 research priorities
• Annual Progress report
• Unfinished Business
• New Business

12:30 p.m. Adjourn

Future NCD Meetings scheduled:

July 14-16, 2008, in Seattle, WA
October 6-8, 2008, in Kansas City, MO
January 2009 in Miami, FL

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 the 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.