Events

3 April 2015
Community Forum on Accessible Information & Communications Technology

Presented in partnership with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

U.S. Access Board Conference Space
1331 F St. NW, 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20004

11am to 3pm

Featured Speakers:

  • Deepa Goraya, WMDSC Board Vice President & Disability Rights Staff Attorney, Washington Lawyers’ Committee on Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
  • Eddie Martinez, Jr., Deaf-Blind Service Coordinator, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind & Disability Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commission
  • Jaggar DeMarco, Intern, National Council on Independent Living & Student, George Washington University
  • Bernard Werwie, Contract Specialist, Defense Logistics Agency
  • Jacqueline Wunderlic, Student, Gallaudet University
  • Scott Robertson, co-founder, Autistic Self Advocacy Network
  • David Baquis, Accessibility Specialist, U.S. Access Board
  • Rosaline Crawford, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission

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22 November 2014
Community Forum on Ableism in Higher Education

Charles E. and Laura E. Phillips Hall, Room 108
George Washington University
801 22nd St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20052

11am to 4pm

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26th – 27th September 2014
Interdependence and Empowerment: Supported Living Services for Adults with Disabilities (bimonthly community forum)

Benjamin T. Rome Hall
George Washington University
801 22nd St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006

Friday, September 26: Rome Hall 204
6 pm to 8 pm

Saturday, September 27: Rome Hall 206
10 am to 3pm

(between Foggy Bottom and Farragut West metro stations, on the orange/blue/silver lines; also accessible by D6, 31, 32,  36, 38B, 80, and Georgetown-Union Station circulator)

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20th September 2014
Adaptive Technology Training

Adaptive Services Division, Room 215
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(between Gallery Place/Chinatown and Metro Center metro stations)

1:00pm to 4:00pm

More details forthcoming!

30th August 2014
Social Gathering

Capitol Hill Tandoor & Grill
419 8th Street SE
Washington DC 20003
(by the Eastern Market metro station)

12:00pm to 3:00pm

Accessibility and safety information is on the Facebook page linked below.

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25th July 2014
Community Forum on Accessible Transportation

Guest Speakers:
Patrick Cokley, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Carol Tyson, United Spinal Association

National Youth Transitions Center
2013 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(between the Foggy Bottom and Farragut West metro stations)

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Accessibility and safety information is on the Facebook page linked below.

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29th June 2014
Social Gathering

Capitol Hill Tandoor & Grill
419 8th Street SE
Washington DC 20003
(by the Eastern Market metro station)

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Accessibility and safety information is on the Facebook page linked below.

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