Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities
January 23, 2008
The Advisory
Committee on Persons with Disabilities of the U.S. Department of State and the
U.S. Agency for International
Development will conduct its fifth public meeting on Monday, February 4, 2008
from 9 am - 3 pm in the Ronald Reagan
Building and International
Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
The meeting agenda
includes the following speakers and presentations:
1. Eric Rosenthal, Mental Disability Rights International: Presentation of his reports on the situation of persons with mental disabilities in Serbia and in Argentina.
2. Mary Keogh, International Disability Rights Monitor, of the Center for International Rehabilitation: Presentation of her report on the human rights situation of persons with disabilities in Europe.
3. Ann Cody, B&D Consulting: Discussion of sports as a mechanism for promoting democracy, peace, human rights and leadership development for persons with disabilities.
4. Veda Engel, U.S. Department of State: Presentation of Department efforts to increase the recruitment of persons with disabilities.
5. Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq., U.S. Department of State: Presentation of recent assessment trip to Morocco and of other Department activities with respect to the human rights of persons with disabilities.
6. Robert Horvath, U.S. Agency for International Development: Presentation of funding programs and accomplishments in integrating disability within field programs.
7. Discussion of the plans
of the Advisory Committee for the forthcoming year.
The Advisory
Committee is made up of the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development and an Executive Director (all ex-officio members); and eight
members from outside the United States Government: Senda
Benaissa, Joni Eareckson Tada, Vail Horton, John Kemp, Albert H. Linden, Jr.,
Kathleen Martinez, John Register and James E. Vermillion.
Established
on June 23, 2004, the Advisory Committee serves the Secretary and the
Administrator in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of
the interests of persons with disabilities informulation and implementation
of U.S. foreign policy and
foreign
assistance.
Individuals wishing to attend must have valid, government-issued photo-identification, such as a Driver's License or passport, in order to enter the building. Sign language interpreters and CART reporting will be provided. For more information, contact Stephanie Ortoleva, State Department Disability Coordinator at 202.647.9551.