NCIL is happy to announce the 3rd annual series of 90 minute Policy Briefings to bring people up to date on national issues that affect people with disabilities.

In anticipation of NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference, we will discuss a series of priority issues in depth. We will also bring you access to national policy leaders for a question and answer session. These calls will serve to prepare advocates for NCIL's 2008 Day on the Hill.

• 2008 Policy Priorities:
  
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• Teleconference: call 1-800-294-4202; Password: 167937#
  
  
• Webcast: Connect to the webcast
  
  
• Policy Briefing Evaluation Form
  

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For those of you who will not be at NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference on Independent Living, this will provide you with valuable and timely information that you can use in your community.  Please share this training announcement far and wide so that our issues reach many people.

NCIL will conduct three Policy Briefings via teleconference and CART webcast during the month of May. A brief agenda is included below. The same content will be presented on each call. Each call will last 90 minutes. Questions? Contact Tim Fuchs at NCIL 202.207.0334 (V) 202.207.0340 (TTY).

This teleconference is free for NCIL Members. There is a $25.00 registration fee for Non-Members, per call-in site. (Fee does not apply per participant in group, provided the group uses the same conference line.)

Your Hosts:

Dan Kessler: NCIL Vice-President and Chair of NCIL's Legislative & Advocacy Committee

Karen Avery & Brian Peters: Co-Chairs of NCIL's Housing Subcommittee

Mark Derry: NCIL Region 3 Representative and Chair of NCIL's Civil Rights / ADA Subcommittee

Judy Roy, Chair of NCIL's Personal Assistant Services (PAS) Subcommittee

Pat Puckett, Chair of NCIL's Healthcare Subcommittee

Jeff Hughes, NCIL Region 7 Representative and Co-Chair of NCIL's Employment Subcommittee

Patrick Reinhart, NCIL Board Member-at-Large, Co-Chair of NCIL's Transportation Subcommittee

Agenda:

Welcome & Introductions

Housing (Karen Avery & Brian Peters), Q & A

Civil Rights / ADA (Mark Derry), Q & A

Personal Assistant Services (Judy Roy), Q & A

Healthcare (Pat Puckett), Q & A

Rehabilitation Act and Independent Living funding (Jeff Hughes), Q & A

Transportation (Patrick Reinhart), Q & A

Regional and Statewide Strategies, Final Q & A

For more information, contact Tim Fuchs at NCIL: 202-207-0334(V), 202-207-0341(Fax), 202-207-0340 (TTY)