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Not Just Responding To Change, But Leading It! |
Time for Change: Use Your Power! Comprehensive Schedule of Events
Sunday, July 20 NCIL Board Meeting: 10:00am - 3:45pm; Constitution A and B Registration Open: 2:00pm - 5:00pm; Constitution Foyer NCIL Orientation Session: 4:00pm - 6:00pm; Constitution A and B NCIL offers this general session for new NCIL members and conference attendees. Join us to gain greater insight into NCIL’s history, its Annual Conference, and formal procedures such as voting at the Annual Council Meeting, preparations for the annual March and Rally, and more!
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Monday, July 21 Registration Open: 8:00am - 5:00pm; Constitution Foyer Opening Plenary: 9:00am - 10:00; Independence Ballroom The Annual Conference will open with the keynote address of Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Ecuador’s Ambassador to the US and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Gallegos served as Chairman of the UN Ad Hoc Committee that drafted the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Ambassador Gallegos has proven himself as a true advocate of people with disabilities all over the world. Following this address, we will pay tribute to NCIL’s Regional Advocacy Award winners for their leadership in Independent Living. Legislative & Advocacy Update: 10:15am- 11:15am; Independence Ballroom Get up-to-date information on the progress of NCIL’s advocacy efforts from the Chairs of each committee. The Chairs will review and answer questions about NCIL’s advocacy talking points so that participants are fully prepared for their Congressional visits on Tuesday. Preparing for the Day on the Hill: 11:30am-12:15pm; Independence Ballroom Lunch (on your own): 12:15pm - 1:30pm Concurrent Workshops I: 1:30pm - 2:45pm Nursing Home Transition: Show Me the Money!; Independence BC Organizing Our Communities for Change: A Best Practice for Grassroots Systems Advocacy in the Disability Movement; Independence FG Responding to Community Need: How One CIL Created an Alternative to the Community Mental Health System; Independence HI Managing Risk: Time for Change; Farragut Square Independent Living History and Philosophy; Independence DE Regional Caucuses: Regions I through V: 3:15pm - 4:15pm
Regional Caucuses: Regions VI through X: 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Region 10: AK, ID, OR, WA; Independence HI This is an opportunity to strategize for your Congressional visits. Each state should decide who will attend which meeting to ensure every Senator and Representative will be visited. Veterans Task Force Meeting: 6:00pm - 7:00pm; Independence DE Including veterans with disabilities in IL is always important, but with two wars being fought overseas, it is critical advocates reach out to veterans returning home and learning to live with their disabilities. Join NCIL’s Veterans Task Force to discuss these important efforts.
Tuesday, July 22 (Exhibits Closed) Organize for the March: 9:30am - 10:00am; 11th & G Streets NW March to the US Capitol: 10:00am - 11:00am; Distribute Bag Lunches: 11:00am - 11:30am; 3rd St NW & US Capitol Reflecting Pool 2008 Rally at the US Capitol: 11:30am - 12:30pm; 3rd St NW & US Capitol Reflecting Pool This annual tradition is your opportunity to take grassroots advocacy to the streets! NCIL will march to Capitol Hill carrying signs and demonstrating support for the independence of people with disabilities! Marchers will converge in front of the US Capitol Reflecting Pool for an empowering rally featuring speakers from the Movement and members of Congress. Capitol Hill Visits: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Following the rally, participants are strongly encouraged to meet with their elected officials to discuss issues that are important in their districts.
Wednesday, July 23 Registration Open: 8:00am - 5:00pm; Independence Foyer What's Up with RSA?: 8:00am - 11:00am; Independence Ballroom Please arrive on time to this event and come prepared for an adventure! Lunch (on your own): 11:00am - 12:30pm Diversity Caucuses* (4 concurrent): 12:30pm - 1:30pm
*The Caucuses of the Diversity Committee meet to develop annual priorities. Caucuses may also use this time to elect a Chair from the NCIL membership. These meetings are open to all attendees! Contact NCIL to learn how to start your own Caucus! Concurrent Workshops II: 2:00pm - 3:15pm Leveraging the New Ticket to Work Program for Your CIL or SILC; Independence BC Using the Power of the ADA; Independence DE Nebraska Agenda for Full Participation: Framing the Disability Discussion;
Farragut Square Grassroots Women with Disabilities vs. Sexism and Ableism: Feminists Organizing for Power; Lafayette My Polling Place or Yours: Survey Tools for Accurate Access Reviews; Independence FG Working Effectively with the Media: Basic Practices for Advocacy Using Media Relations and Fundraising Independence HI Concurrent Workshops III: 3:45pm - 5:00pm Supercharge Your Mission by Making New Partners; Independence BC Nursing Facility Outreach - Countdown to Independence!; Independence DE Assisted Suicide: Why Leading Disability Advocacy Organizations Oppose its Legalization; Lafayette The Right to be Healthy: Evidence to Support Individual and Systems Advocacy in HCBS; Farragut Square Assisting People with Disabilities to Obtain Assistive Technology: Making Use of Alternative Financing; Independence FG Movement by the Masses: Using Alternative Media to Speak Truth to Power; Independence HI Diversity Caucuses* (5 concurrent): 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday, July 24 Registration Open: 8:00am - 5:00pm; Independence Foyer Concurrent Workshops IV: 8:30am - 9:45am The Roots of Power: How Your CIL Can Create Community and Move Beyond Advocacy; Independence BC Stepping Stones: Platform for Peer Mentoring for Nursing Home Survivors; Independence DE Critical Role of CILs for ADRC Networks; Farragut Square High School / High Tech: Teaching Advocacy to Youth through a Career Framework; Lafayette Leveraging Your Voting Access Efforts; Independence FG Collaborating for Systems Change in Education;
Independence HI Town Hall Forum on Voting Machine Access: 10:15am - 11:30am; Independence Ballroom This important session will bring voting machine experts and manufacturers together with advocates so that they may educate each other on accessible voting machines. NCIL members will have the opportunity to voice their opinions directly to manufacturer representatives. Lunch (on your own): 11:30am - 1:00pm SILC Congress Planning Session (Brown Bag Lunch): 11:30am - 12:30pm; Lafayette Voting Card & Proxy Pick-Up Deadline: 12:00pm; Independence Foyer Annual Meeting: 1:00pm - 5:00pm; Independence Ballroom Make sure to attend the Annual Council Meeting to vote on the resolutions and board elections that will guide NCIL in the coming year and beyond. This year, elections will be held for: Vice President, Secretary, Representatives of Regions II, IV, VI, VIII, and X, Diversity Committee Chair, and Members-At-Large. Don’t miss the Annual Council Meeting – it’s your vote! Exhibit Fair: 5:00pm - 7:00pm; Independence Foyer Spend some time browsing the services offered by our exhibitors, many of whom are NCIL members. The Conference would not be possible without their generous contributions, so please stop by and support them! Note: Exhibits will be open Wednesday and Thursday. Awards Banquet: 7:00pm - 9:00pm; Independence Ballroom Join us for a banquet dinner in celebration of the ADA and NCIL’s National Advocacy Award Winners! Senator Tom Harkin will present the Frank Harkin Memorial Award to Senator Edward Kennedy in recognition of his commitment to the rights of Americans with disabilities. NCIL President Kelly Buckland will present the National Advocacy Award, President’s Award, Diana Vietz Award, and Max Starkloff Lifetime Achievement Award to IL advocates who have led extraordinary efforts to advance freedom and opportunities for people with disabilities. Closing Social: 9:00pm - 1:00am; Independence Ballroom As always, we’ll celebrate another successful Conference and unwind over music and cocktails.
Friday, July 25 Board Meeting: 10:00am - 12:30pm; Lafayette/Farragut Attend the first meeting of the newly elected NCIL Board of Directors. This meeting is open to the public and all members and Conference attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend!
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