National Council on Disability (NCD)
Quarterly Meeting
January 19–21, 2010
JW Marriott Houston
5150 Westheimer
Houston, TX, 77056
(713) 961-1500

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (All times Central Standard Time) 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Call to Order and Welcome – Linda Wetters, NCD Chairperson Acceptance of Agenda (Tab 1) (Action Item)

Introduction of Council Members, NCD, Staff, and Guests

Welcoming remarks from the Honorable Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston

Approval of the quarterly meeting minutes of July 2009 Minneapolis, MN (Tab 1) (Action Item)

Approval of the quarterly meeting minutes of October 2009 Nashville, TN (Tab 1) (Action Item)

Council Members' Reports

Chairperson's Report – Linda Wetters (Action Item) (Tab 2)

Review and Approval of the Executive Committee meeting minutes of September 24, 2009 (Action Item) (Tab 2)

Review and Approval of the Executive Committee meeting minutes of December 4, 2009 (Action Item) (Tab 2)

Finance Committee Report – Linda Wetters, Finance Committee Chair (Action Item) (Tab 3)

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. – Noon

Projects – Background and Status

Update on the status of the United States Marine Corps Exceptional Family Program Project – Marylyn Howe and Lonnie Moore, Project Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff (Tab 4)

Update on the status of the Information Technology and Digital media Project – Pat Pound and Linda Wetters, Project Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff (Tab 5)

Update on the Overseas Development Project – Victoria Carlson and Linda Wetters, Project Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff (Tab 6)

Action/Legislative Committee Report – Tony Williams and Linda Wetters, Cochairs, and Anne Sommers, staff (Tab 7)

Legislative Update

Steering Committee Report on the Status of the NCD 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy – Linda Wetters, Committee Chair and Mark Quigley, staff (Action Item) (Tab 8)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Presentation on Long-Term Supports (Tab 9)

Lex Frieden, Professor of Health Informatics and Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Texas at Houston

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

DD Project Committee Report – Lisa Mattheiss and Victoria Carlson, Committee Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff (Action Item) (Tab 10)

Approval of NCD 2010 report on Implementation of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (Action Item) (Tab 10)

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Employment Committee Report – Linda Wetters and Lonnie Moore, Committee Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff (Tab 11)

Transition Presenters: John McCann, Transition Specialist, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Austin, TX Linda Johnson, Transition Consultant, Division for Blind Services, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Austin, TX

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Release of The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective – Linda Wetters, Project Chair and Joan Durocher, staff (Tab 12)

Presenters:

Janet Smith, Co-Director, Nathalie P. Voorhees Center and Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Jean Langendorf, Vice President, Community and Housing Services, Easter Seals Central Texas, Austin, TX

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

5:00 p.m. Recess until Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Executive Session – Closed to the Public

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Reconvene NCD meeting

Review of Agenda – Linda Wetters, NCD Chairperson

Council Member, Staff, and Guest Introductions

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Presentation on Airlines Working with Passengers with Disabilities (Tab 13)

Presenter:

Bill Burnell, Manager, Customer First and Regulatory Programs, Continental Airlines, Houston, TX

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Release of Workforce Infrastructure in Support of People with Disabilities: Matching Human Resources to Service Needs – Linda Wetters and Lonnie Moore, Committee Cochairs and Martin Gould, staff (Tab 14)

Presenter:

Martha Artiles, Global Chief Diversity Officer, Manpower, Inc., San Jose, CA

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Presentation:

The Honorable Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor (Tab 15)

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Public Comment Session – Moderated by Lonnie Moore

(The toll-free call-in number is 1-888-790-6568, and the passcode is "NCD Meeting.")

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break and Reception hosted by NCD members for meeting guests, participants and disability stakeholders at the Marriott Houston: Public invited to attend (not part of the NCD meeting)

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Presentation on Army Warrior Care and Transition Program – Lonnie Moore, Moderator (Tab 16)

Presenters:

Colonel William Salter, Commander, Ft. Hood Warrior Transition Brigade Becky Hooper, Program Manager, Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Approaches to Accessible Technology (Tab 17)

Presenter:

Phil Jenkins, Business Development Executive and Senior Engineer, Human Ability & Accessibility Center, IBM Research, Austin, TX

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Homeland Security Committee Report – Pat Pound, Committee Chair and Martin Gould, staff (Tab 18)

Presenter:

Barbara Epperson, Attorney at Law

Council Member Questions and Dialogue

5:00 p.m. Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Reconvene public meeting

Review of Agenda – Linda Wetters, Chairperson

Council Member, Staff, and Guest Introductions

8:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Emerging Trends Committee Report – Marylyn Howe and Linda Wetters, Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff (Tab 19) (Action Item)

Discussion of the Annual Progress Report – Martin Gould, staff (Tab 19)

9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Unfinished Business

New Business (Tab 21)

11:00 a.m. – Adjourn NCD Meeting

Future NCD Meetings scheduled:
April 26–28, 2010 – Detroit, MI
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 exposures 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 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.