The National Forum on Disability Issues was an historic nonpartisan event, focusing on the disability positions of the 2012 Presidential candidates. Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, Jr. and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on behalf of their respective parties to present their campaigns’ positions on matters relating to Americans with disabilities. Ohio Senate Republican nominee Treasurer Josh Mandel and Rep. Nancy Garland (D-New Albany) on behalf of Ohio Sen. Brown participated, as well as Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown. The speakers discussed their positions on a wide variety of disability issues directly to the disability community. Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University and former CNN White House correspondent, anchor and Washington bureau chief, served as Forum moderator.
Facts
The National Forum on Disability Issues is the only national electoral event to focus specifically on disability issues.
There are 57 million people with disabilities in the United States, meaning that roughly 1 in 5 Americans have a disability (source: 2000 census).
CNN reports that Approximately 21 million American families include at least one member with a disability, and over 65 million Americans are caring for family members with disabilities.
According to the Disability Funders Network, between 1990 and 2000, the number of Americans with disabilities increased 25 percent, outpacing any other subgroup of the U.S. population.
Over 80 disability organizations from across the country supported this historic event.
The National Forum on Disability Issues was an historic nonpartisan event, focusing on the disability positions of the 2012 Presidential candidates.Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, Jr.andRep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)spoke on behalf of their respective parties to present their campaigns’ positions on ma…
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The full video from NFDI2012 is posted and live! It's been divided into 18 chapters so you can quickly navigate to a section, or watch it in its entirety. You can access it from the NFDI homepage, or from NFDI's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJLg3gx0unrlH5IU5LPXLqjSBZI0Gxbz.
The National Forum on Disability Issues is an historic nonpartisan event. The 2012 event builds on the success of the first ever forum organized by the disability community in 2008. The forum will focus on the disability positions of the 2012 Presidential candidates;Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, Jr.andRe…
Have you been searching for a transcript of NFDI2012? It's available! Check the front of the NFDI homepage to download a Word doc of everything said during the Forum.
On Friday, a political forum unlike any other pre-election event was held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Some 500 people with disabilities, relatives and representatives of disability organizations across the country filled a ballroom to capacity, and some 2,500 more tuned in via live webcast.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (TMR) – Helping people with disabilities find jobs and educational opportunities was a major focus of the 2012 National Forum on Disability Issues on Sept. 28 at the Hyatt Regency. Neither President Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney
TheNational Forum on Disability Issuesdid not succeed in attracting the two presidential candidates. That said, it was a heckuva lot more interesting than we expected.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Josh Mandel Drop In on National Disabilities ForumPosted on:September 29th, 2012byJeff D GormanCOLUMBUS, Ohio (TMR) – Sen. Sherrod Brown and his Republican challenger, Josh Mandel, each appeared briefly at the National Forum on Disability Issues on Sept. 28 at the Hyatt Regency.B…
This is the video that the Democrats and President Obama debuted at #NFDI2012! It's now public, and we LOVE that people with disabilities are being recognized as a major voting bloc!
We continue to ride the excitement that was NFDI2012, and are sure conversations continue across the nation about the platforms the candidates and surrogates put forth regarding disability issues.
Was there any media coverage in your area? Thanks to @Trecia Benefield for finding this NFDI article for us from Alabama!
Thanks to everyone for following and watching the webcast, photos, and tweets of #NFDI2012 today! Keep the comments and discussion coming on how it went. Watch for information about an archive on Monday, and be sure you're registered to vote!
Registration to attend the National Forum on Disability Issues is now full. Please contact Sue Hetrick at shetrick@abilitycenter.org if you wish to be added to a waiting list.
If you registered before the 500 attendee limit, you will receive an email confirmation one week before the Forum. If you do not receive a confirmation email you will not be admitted to the Forum. We encourage you to register to view the live webcast on this webpage.
National Forum on Disability Issues Webcast
Registration to view the live webcast of the National Forum on Disability Issues is now closed.
Over 3,000 individual registrants and 'viewing parties' logged in to watch the live webcast. We hope the Forum informed and inspired you in an important election year!