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Save the Date – July 26, 2008
By advocacy | July 22, 2008
Presidential Candidates Forum – Live and Webcast
Plan to attend the “National Forum on Disability Issues” in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, July 26, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If you can’t be there in person, watch the webcast which will run simultaneously, with captioning and American Sign Language interpreting.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain has confirmed that he will address the forum by satellite. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has confirmed that his surrogate, Senator Tom Harkin, will attend in person. During the forum, Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama (through Mr. Harkin) will have an opportunity to present his vision for the future of national disability policy and receive questions from the audience through news anchor and journalist Judy Woodruff (“The News Hour with Jim Lehrer”), who will moderate the event.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to be a Hosting Sponsor of this event. Hosting sponsorship of this event by the NAD is made possible through the support of Sorenson Communications® (www.sorenson.com). Ohio Association of the Deaf (OAD) representative Robert Underhill and other members of the OAD will participate.
This non-partisan event is expected to attract over a thousand people with disabilities and their families to Columbus, Ohio, with many more watching on the web. Be part of this historic event, held on the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act! Registration is required for live attendance or webcast viewing. Go to http://www.aapd.com/News/election/080423aapd.htm and register today!
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