National Council on Disability (NCD)
Quarterly Meeting
March 30 – April 1, 2009
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. – 8th Floor Conference Center
Washington, DC 20009
202-884-8000
Monday, March 30, 2009 (All times Eastern Daylight Time)
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Executive Session: closed to the public
9:30 a.m.
Call to Order and Welcome - John R. Vaughn, NCD Chairperson
Acceptance of Agenda (Action Item)
Introduction of Council Members, NCD staff and guests
Approval of minutes of January 12 -14, 2009 Quarterly meeting in Scottsdale, AZ (Action Item)
Council Member Reports
Chairperson’s Report - John Vaughn (Action Item)
Review and Approval of Executive Committee meeting minutes:
December 9, 2008 (Executive/Finance committees)
February 3, 2009 (Executive/Finance Committees)
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Finance Committee Report - Chad Colley, Committee Chair and Michael Collins, Executive Director (Action item)
Executive Director’s Report - Michael Collins (Action item)
2010 NCD National Summit on Disability Policy Update
11:30 a.m. – Noon
Public Comment Session – Moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson
(The toll-free call-in number is 1-888-790-6568, and the passcode
is “NCD Meeting.”)
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
International Committee Report – Kathy Martinez and Victoria Carlson, Co-chairs and Joan Durocher, staff
Committee report
Progress toward signing or ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Presenters:
Stephanie Ortoleva, Foreign Affairs Officer
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
U.S. Department of State
Robert Horvath
U.S. Agency for International Development
Displaced Children and Orphans Fund/
Leahy War Victims Fund
Eric Rosenthal, Board Member
United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD)
Founder and Executive Director
Mental Disability Rights International
Council member questions and dialogue
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Civil Rights Committee Report – Lisa Mattheiss and Victoria Carlson, Co-chairs and Julie Carroll, staff
Committee report
Status of NCD 2008 Research Report on Implementation of the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act
Presenter:
Susan Daniels, President, Daniels and Associates, contractor
Council Member Questions and Dialogue
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Health Care Committee report - Victoria Carlson and Anne Rader, Committee Co-Chairs and Julie Carroll, staff
Committee Report
Presenter:
William A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD, Managing Partner
NHII Advisors
Council Member Questions and Dialogue
4:45 p.m. Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Reconvene NCD Meeting
Review of Agenda – John R. Vaughn, Chairperson
Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
8:35 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Administration Perspectives on Disability Policy:
Presenter:
Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy
Council member questions and dialogue
9:20 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Employment Committee Report - Linda Wetters and Lonnie Moore, Committee Co-Chairs and Joan Durocher, staff
Disability Human Services Infrastructure Report (2008 project)
NCD Housing Report
Presenters:
Janet Smith
Co-Director, Nathalie P. Voorhees Center
Associate Professor
Urban Planning and Policy Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joy Hammel
Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy and Disability and Human Development
Curriculum Director
Doctoral Program in Disability Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago
Council Member questions and dialogue
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Release of NCD Policy Paper on Federal Employment of People With Disabilities
Reactant Panelist:
Susan Parker, Director of Policy Development, Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Department of Labor (DOL)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break and committee meetings if needed
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Public Comment Session – Moderated by Chad Colley, Vice Chairperson
(The toll-free call-in number is 1-888-790-6568, and the passcode
is “NCD Meeting.”)
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Legislative Committee Report – Tony Williams and Kathy Martinez, Co-chairs, and Anne Sommers, staff
Legislative and Regulatory update
Congressional update from Capitol Hill staff.
Presenters:
Connie Garner, Democratic Policy Director
Disability and Special Needs Populations.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Honorable Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman
Sharon Lewis, Sr. Disability Policy Advisor
House Committee on Education & Labor.
Honorable George Miller (D-CA), Chairman
Council member questions and dialogue
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Homeland Security Committee Report – Pat Pound and Chad Colley, Committee Co-Chairs and Martin Gould, staff (Action item)
Committee report
Review and approval of report from EAD & Associates
Council Member Questions and Dialogue
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Emerging Trends Committee Report – Marylyn Howe and Linda Wetters, Committee Co-chairs and Julie Carroll, Staff
Release of annual NCD Progress Report
Reactant panel:
Elizabeth Leef, Policy Analyst, National Council on Independent Living
John Kemp, Principal, Powers, Pyles, Sutter, & Verville
Peter Thomas, Principal, Powers, Pyles, Sutter, & Verville; Co-Chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Health Task force
5:00 p.m. Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2009
5:00 p.m. -- 6:30 p.m.
Reception hosted by NCD for meeting guests, participants and
disability stakeholders at AED Conference Center: Public invited to
attend (not part of the NCD meeting)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Executive Session: closed to the public
8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Reconvene public meeting
Review of Agenda – John R. Vaughn, Chairperson
Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
8:35 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Unfinished business -- Committee reports
9:15 -- 10 a.m.
Discussion and Prioritization of Council Projects -- FY 2009 and 2010
(Action Item)
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Discuss/prioritize potential FY 2011 projects
Unfinished business
New business
11:30 a.m. Adjourn NCD Meeting
FutureNCD Meetings scheduled:
July 20 – 22, 2009 – Minneapolis, MN
October 26 – 28, 2009 – Nashville, TN
January 2010 – Houston, TX
Spring 2010 –
July 28 – 29, 2010 – Washington, DC
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.
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