NCIL - The National Council on Independent Living -2007 Annual Conference Update

NCIL President Kelly Buckland Speaks at the Opening Plenary Session. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

700 NCIL members march to capiol hill

700 NCIL Members march to the Capitol! Photo by Sharon Farmer

Steny Hoyer accepts an ADA themed portrait from NCIL member Skip Smith of Southeast Kansas Independent Living Inc.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Rallies the Crowd, Graciously Accepts Portrait from Skip Smith, of NCIL Member SKIL Resource Center. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

NCIL Executive Director John Lancaster, National ADAPT Organizer Bob Kafka, Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Josephina Carbonell and AARP Chief Diversity Officer Percil Stanford at the CIL / ADRC Luncheon. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

NCIL Member holds a sign that reads "I escaped a nursing home" ouside the U.S. Capitol

NCIL Member holds a sign that reads "I Escaped a Nursing Home" ouside the U.S. Capitol.
Photo by Sharon Farmer

Judy Huemann and Marca Bristo are honored as founding members at the 25th Anniversary Awards Ceremony

Judy Huemann and Marca Bristo are Honored as Founding Members at the 25th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Yoshiko Dart, Youth Leaders, and Speaker Patrick Kennedy at the 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet

Marca Bristo

Marca Bristo, of Access Living, Discusses the History and Future of NCIL and the Independent Living Movement at the 25th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Independence First members and NCIL Regoinal Representaive Chair Tim Sheehan meet with congressional staff

Independence First Members and NCIL Regoinal Representaive Chair Tim Sheehan Meet with Congressional Staff. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

FRIDA members recieve Region 5 Advocacy Award, presented by Regional Representative Tim Sheehan

FRIDA (Feminist Response in Disability Action) Members Recieve Region 5 Advocacy Award, Presented by Regional Representative Tim Sheehan. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

NCIL Members March to the Capitol! They are led by a sign that reads, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere -Martin Luther King Jr."

NCIL Members March to the Capitol Led by Max Starkloff!

NCIL Member Demands Disabiity Rights Now!

NCIL Member Raphael Rivas, Youth in Transition Coordinator at the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Demands Disabiity Rights Now! During the 2007 March to the Capitol. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Board Member Pat Puckett Speaks at NCIL Board Meeting

Board Member Pat Puckett Speaks at NCIL Board Meeting. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Board Member Ann McDaniels and CIL Director Kent Mickelson Speak at Board Meeting

NCIL Board Member Ann McDaniels and Center for Independence Director Kent Mickelson Speak at Board Meeting. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Youth Leader Blair McCorkle Pushes Justin Dart's Chair

Youth Leaders Chose Blair McCorkle to Push Justin Dart's Chair in the 2007 March to the Capitol!
Photo by Sharon Farmer.

NCIL Member Cliff Perez, Advocacte from the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, and Son

NCIL Member Cliff Perez, Advocacte from the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, and Son Vote on Resolutions at the Annual Meeting. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Sign Language Interpreter

Sign Language Interpreter at the 25th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Kindly Police Officer Helps People with Disabilities Cross Street

Capital Police Officer Stops Board President Kelly Buckland. NCIL Members March On! Photo by Sharon Farmer.

Betsy Valnes Presents on the Topic of Youth Leadership at the Opening Plenary

Director of the National Youth Leadership Network Betsy Valnes Presents a Keynote on the Topic of Youth Leadership in independent living at the Opening Plenary. Photo by Sharon Farmer.