Anniversary Observance Agenda for July 26 Event 2 (open to the public)

15th ADA Anniversary Seminar

July 26, 2005

Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Schedule at a glance

Part 2—ADA Seminar
Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Opening Plenary Session
Salons A and B
9:00 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Welcome
Lex Frieden, Chairperson, NCD

Opening Remarks
Michael Chertoff, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Cari M. Dominguez, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Session A
Salon C
Advancing ADA: The Impact of the Olmstead Decision and the President’s New Freedom Initiative on the Health of Persons with Disabilities

This symposium will explore not only the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the value added to ADA by both President Bush’s New Freedom Initiative (NFI) and the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, but also the reasons why health is particularly important for self-determination and community-based living for people with disabilities; describe how ADA, Olmstead, and NFI have affected the shape and direction of Medicaid and Medicare programs today; discuss how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities is promoting the health, well-being, independence, productivity, and full social participation of people with disabilities; take a look back and forward in the history of ADA; and describe the role of ADA, NFI, and Olmstead in the short-term and long-term transformation of America’s mental health system. A question and answer period will close the session.

Moderator
Margaret J. Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P., Director, Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Panelists
Gale P. Arden, Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Program Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS

Edward Brann, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, HHS

Robinsue Frohboese, J.D., Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), HHS

A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS

Session B
Salons A and B
U.S. Access Board Public Hearing: Setting a New Agenda

This forum will provide an opportunity for the public to provide input on the Access Board's agenda for rulemaking, research, technical assistance, and training. Recommendations are sought on topics or issues that the Board should address through its task of writing guidelines for accessible design, its research program, or other means, such as information meetings. The Board also seeks recommendations on new guidance and training materials and how this information and related services can be delivered most effectively to its various audiences, particularly through its Web site.

Presiding Officer
Janice M. Tuck, Chair, U.S. Access Board

Session C
Salon D
Transportation in the 21st Century—An Update

This forum will provide insight into the strides made throughout the Department of Transportation (DOT). It will describe DOT’s proactive outreach and technical assistance efforts to address civil rights issues as they apply to federal transit programs. Areas to be covered include: ADA; Regional Dialogues on Accessible Transportation; Easter Seals Project Action—Emerging Trends; Homeland Security—Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities; and the United We Ride Program—human service transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with lower incomes. An overview will describe the Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights’ responsibilities and accomplishments during FY 2004.

Panelists
Michael A. Winter, Director, OCR, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

John P. Benison, Disability Policy Advisor, OCR, Office of the Secretary, DOT

Al Abeson, Ed.D., Director, Easter Seals Project Action

Sandra Cammaroto, Director, Office of Screening for Persons with Disabilities, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Concurrent Workshops
11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

Session D
Salon C
ADA: Making a Difference in the Workplace and the Community

Representatives from four federal agencies with significant responsibilities for enforcing and implementing ADA will discuss how the law has revolutionized the way people with disabilities work, communicate, and participate in community life. The law’s implications for the future will also be considered.

Panelists
John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Sharon D. Eller, Director, OCR, U.S. Department of the Interior

Christopher J. Kuczynski, Assistant Legal Counsel, ADA Policy Division, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Monica Desai, Acting Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

Session E
Salon D
Employment

The leaders of the federal agencies in the forefront of disability employment will present the fundamental and ground-breaking work, policy to practice, that they have undertaken to increase the recruiting, hiring, retention, and promotion outcomes of people with disabilities. Panelists will discuss candidate education, preparation, and support, in addition to workforce conditions and employer expectations.

Moderator
Susan Parker, Director, Policy and Research, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor

Panelists
Martin H. Gerry, Deputy Commissioner, Disability and Income Security Programs, Social Security Administration

Berthy De la Rosa-Aponte, Chairperson, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel

John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education

W. Roy Grizzard, Ed.D., Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor

Session F
Salons A and B
National Council on Disability, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Making a Difference

The National Council on Disability (NCD) will present information on current and recently completed work that impact ADA, such as emergency management, livable communities, consumer choice, transportation, and universal design of products and technology. Each presenter will focus on the research completed or undertaken, highlighting how it relates to ADA and the difference ADA has made in the lives of Americans with disabilities.

Joining NCD members on the panel are representatives from the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). July 22, 2005, marked the one-year anniversary of President George W. Bush’s signing of Executive Order (EO) 13347, “Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness.” DHS will provide a brief overview of some of the initiatives undertaken, results achieved, and future goals with regard to the implementation of this EO, including the work of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities created by the EO. HUD will provide a summary of findings from the recently released report, Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities: Barriers at Every Step.

Moderator
Milton Aponte, J.D., Member, NCD

ADA Impact Study and Transportation
Robert R. Davila, Ph.D., Member, NCD, Chair, ADA Team

Emergency Planning
Young Woo Kang, Ph.D., Member, NCD, Liaison, Emergency Preparedness Report

Claudia L. Gordon, Attorney Advisor, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Livable Communities
Carol Novak, Member, NCD, Chair, Health Care Team

Bryan Greene, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiative and Outreach, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Consumer-Directed Health Care
Anne M. Rader, Member, NCD, Member, Health Care Team

Universal Design
Joel I. Kahn, Ph.D., Member, NCD, Chair, Universal Design Team

Closing Plenary Session
Salons A and B
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Patricia Pound, First Vice Chairperson, NCD