[blindlaw] Fwd: AFB Cosponsors Presidential Candidates Forum

[David Andrews]

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> >>> "Barbara Jackson LeMoine" <blemoine at afb.net> 10/24/2007 8:08 AM
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>Presidential Candidates' Forum
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>A National Forum on Equality, Opportunity and Access
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>Hosted by Granite State Independent Living
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>  WEBCAST
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>Friday November 2, 2007
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>8:30 am to 4:00 pm EST
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>Made possible by generous support from
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>Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. &
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>Manchester Community Television
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>This day-long live event will take place in Manchester, New
>Hampshire
>and will feature presidential candidates speaking on disability
>issues,
>panel discussions with national disability leaders, and more!
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>The entire event will be Webcast at www.hovrs.com
><http://www.hovrs.com/>  beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST.
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>Please invite your consumers and local constituents to view this
>important, pre-primary event at your local office or another
>common
>gathering area with Internet access.
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>If your organization will host a Webcast viewing, please contact
>Terri
>Voth at Granite State Independent Living, (603) 228-9680 or e-mail
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>terri.voth at gsil.org.
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>The Presidential Candidates' Forum is co-hosted by:
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>NH Developmental Disabilities Council (NH DDC)
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>NH Disabilities Rights Center (NH DRC)
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>NH Institute on Disability (NH IOD)
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>NH Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
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>Greater Boston Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
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>People First of New Hamphshire
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>TASH
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>Sponsored by:
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>AARP
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>ADA Watch
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>ADAPT
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>America (NEPVA)
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>American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
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>American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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>Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
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>Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
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>Easter Seals
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>Epilepsy Foundation
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>National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
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>National Coalition of Mental Health, Consumer/ Survivor
>Organizations
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>National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
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>National Spinal Cord Injury Association
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>New England Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of
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>Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
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>Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
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>Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
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>The Arc of the United States
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>United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
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>United Spinal Association
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>VSA arts
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>This webcast will include CART translation and an on-camera
>interpreter.
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>Visit www.gsil.org <http://www.gsil.org/>   or www.hovrs.com
><http://www.hovrs.com/>  for more information.
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>Barbara Jackson LeMoine
>Policy Analyst
>American Foundation for the Blind
>Public Policy Center
>1660 L Street, N.W., Suite 513
>Washington, DC 20036
>202-822-0831
>E-mail: blemoine at afb.net <mailto:blemoine at afb.net>
>Web: http://www.afb.org/gov.asp
>Expanding possibilities for people with vision lossTM
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David Andrews and white cane Harry.