[Nfbmd] FW: July 25 EVENT: NCD CONGRESSIONAL FORUM "Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children"

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Carter-Long for the National Council on Disability
[mailto:LCarterLong at NCD.GOV] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 2:22 PM
To: NCD-NEWS-L at LIST.NCD.GOV
Subject: July 25 EVENT: NCD CONGRESSIONAL FORUM "Rocking the Cradle:
Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children"

This announcement can be viewed online at: 
http://www.ncd.gov/events/OtherEvents/06302014/

NCD CONGRESSIONAL FORUM:
"Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities
and Their Children"

DATE: Friday, July 25, 2014

TIME: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

LOCATION: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Room to Be Announced

FORUM NOTICE
On Thursday, July 25, 2014, the National Council on Disability (NCD),
utilizing its statutory authority to receive testimony (Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780 et seq.)), will convene a congressional forum
on the status of parents with disabilities and their families. Through
the invited testimony four panels of witnesses, comprised of
representatives from federal agencies; policy and practice experts;
parents; and state legislators; as well as the questions asked of the
witnesses by the NCD Council Members, the forum will seek to highlight
what barriers people with disabilities are facing in creating and
maintaining strong families and establish what policy measures are
either underway or are needed to address the persistent barriers
experienced by people with disabilities when attempting to exercise
their fundamental and cherished right to parent.

WITNESSES

To date, the following individuals are confirmed to provide testimony:

PANEL 1: The Role of Federal Agencies

PANEL 2: Research, Policy, and Practice

- Ella Callow, Legal Program Director, The National Center for Parents
with Disabilities and Their Families, Through the Looking Glass
- Traci LaLiberte, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Advanced
Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
- Irene W. Leigh, Ph.D., Professor, Gallaudet University Clinical
Psychology Doctoral Program and chair of the Department of Psychology;
Member, American Psychological Association

PANEL 3: Parents with Disabilities and Their Families

- Donna and Ricardo Thornton, Washington, DC
- Julie Petty, Project Trainer, Partners for Inclusive Communities,
University of Arkansas
- Michael Bullis, Executive Director, Independent Marylanders Achieving
Growth Through Empowerment, Inc. (The IMAGE Center)
- Lindsay Baran, Disability and Aging Specialist, National Council on
Independent Living

PANEL 4: State Legislative Action

- Robbi Barrutia, Executive Director, Idaho State Independent Living
Council; Former Senator, Idaho State Senate (1996-2002); Former
Representative, Idaho State House of Representatives (1992-1996)
- Paul Heroux, Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This event will be open to the public. All interested parties are
encouraged to attend.

OPEN RECORD FOR WRITTEN TESTIMONY
NCD will hold open its record for written testimony from interested
members of the public for a period of two weeks following the event.
Written testimony should be limited to five pages, double-spaced, and
should include name, organizational affiliation, and contact
information. All written testimony should be sent to Anne Sommers at
ASommers at ncd.gov no later than close of business, August  8, 2014.

ABOUT NCD
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal
agency that advises the President, Congress, and other federal agencies
on policies, programs, practices and procedures affecting people with
disabilities. NCD works to further the goals of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990: equality of opportunity, full
participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for all
people with disabilities.

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