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New York Disability Public Policy SummitStatewide Town Hall Meeting May 25, 2004 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM -- 2:30 PM Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY at the egg, in the Hart Lobby We have invited national, state, and local policymakers to participate in our town hall meeting to bring us up to date on what they are doing to support the disability community, but more importantly to listen to what you have to say. Partners Disability Coalition (PDC) has joined forces with a national disability group, Enable America (EA) to offer this FREE event. EA is preparing a national account of the issues and testimony discussed at town hall meetings like ours. Together, we will produce a summary of the issues and proposed solutions from the Albany meeting and incorporate the NY discussions with testimony from across the county. The entire event will be professionally recorded and transcribed to share with policymakers and define the grassroots disability issues in New York. This will be a unique opportunity to participate in a nationwide activism program exclusively about and for disability groups, self-advocates and parents or family members of children with disabilities. New York is the fourteenth state to hold a disability town hall meeting. We endeavor to educate our audience on many issues that promote civic participation, employment issues and community inclusion. The Participants will be informed about the policies affecting them from the panelist or politicians concerned about these policies. We encourage continued community involvement to affect positive change for the disability population. During the lunch hour,, we invite a well-known keynote speaker to address the audience on disability and employment issues and offer their positive solutions or suggestions to individuals living, working and playing in the disability community. We will have panelists discuss major topics affecting the disability community including housing, civil rights and voting, employment, transportation, work incentives, education, VESID and Access to care. The participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. Additional time will be afforded for participants to speak on disability issues that affect their lives.For more information or to register for the Disability Summit, visit our website at http://www.pdcnys.org/

New York Disability Public Policy Summit

Statewide Town Hall Meeting

 

May 25, 2004 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM -- 2:30 PM 

Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY at the egg, in the Hart Lobby

 We have invited national, state, and local policymakers to participate

in our town hall meeting to bring us up to date on what they are doing

to support the disability community, but more importantly to listen to

what you have to say.

 Partners Disability Coalition (PDC) has joined forces with a national

disability group, Enable America (EA) to offer this FREE event. EA is

preparing a national account of the issues and testimony discussed at

town hall meetings like ours. Together, we will produce a summary of

the issues and proposed solutions from the Albany meeting and

incorporate the NY discussions with testimony from across the county. 

The entire event will be professionally recorded and transcribed to

share with policymakers and define the grassroots disability issues in

New York.

 This will be a unique opportunity to participate in a nationwide

activism program exclusively about and for disability groups,

self-advocates and parents or family members of children with

disabilities. New York is the fourteenth state to hold a disability

town hall meeting.

 We endeavor to educate our audience on many issues that promote civic

participation, employment issues and community inclusion. The

Participants will be informed about the policies affecting them from

the panelist or politicians concerned about these policies. We

encourage continued community involvement to affect positive change for

the disability population.

 During the lunch hour,, we invite a well-known keynote speaker to

address the audience on disability and employment issues and offer

their positive solutions or suggestions to individuals living, working

and playing in the disability community.

 We will have panelists discuss major topics affecting the disability

community including housing, civil rights and voting, employment,

transportation, work incentives, education, VESID and Access to care.

The participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the

panelists. Additional time will be afforded for participants to speak

on disability issues that affect their lives.

For more information or to register for the Disability Summit, visit

our website at

http://www.pdcnys.org/