Hi everyone!!
On Friday at CDR and RCIL’s office, we will provide a web cast that will show several presidential candidates. If you would like to come to our office and watch it. Please feel free to do so. It would be great if we could have a few deaf people together and discuss as the candidates are done.
Hope you can join us!! Please read below for more information.
Dean DeRusso
Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
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From: Center for Disability Rights [mailto:acameron@rochestercdr.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:03 PM
To: Dean DeRusso
Subject: PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY - Come Join Us to Watch!
PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY - Come Join Us to Watch!
On Friday, November 2, 2007, the Center for Disability Rights (CDR), and the Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) will host a webcast viewing of the National Forum on Equality, Opportunity, and Access at 497 State Street, in Rochester, NY. Several presidential candidates, including Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Senator, Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will participate in this forum.
Plan to be at CDR/RCIL at 9:30 am for the opening remarks by Andrew Imparato, of AAPD. At 9:55 am, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will be the first candidate to speak. You can join us for as much of the forum as you want… arrive and leave at times that work for your schedule.
Lunch is on your own at 12:30, so please bring your own lunch, or money for lunch. There are several places near the office where you may purchase food.
See you on Friday!
Schedule for Friday’s webcast of the Presidential Disability Forum:
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Opening Ceremonies
- Presentation of Colors- National anthem
- Welcome by Clyde Terry, Executive Director of Granite State Independent Living Center
- Grace Sullivan, Executive Director, Manchester Community Television
9:25 am Opening Remarks - Andrew Imparato, President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
9:35 am Moderator - Ted Kennedy, Jr. - AAPD Board Secretary
9:45 am - NH State Senator Lou D’Allesandro
9:55 am - CANDIDATE: Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
10:30 am - Entertainment - Keith Jones
10:45 am - BREAK
11:00 am - CANDIDATE: Senator Joe Biden (D-DE)
11:30 am - CANDIDATE: Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT)
12:00 noon - Entertainment - Keith Jones
12:30 pm - LUNCH
1:30 pm - CANDIDATE: Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
2:00 pm - CANDIDATE: Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
2:30 pm - CANDIDATE: Former Congressman David Bonior, Campaign Manager for Senator John Edwards (D-SC)
3:00 pm - CANDIDATE: Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK)
3:15 pm - BREAK
3:30 pm - CANDIDATE: Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
4:00 pm - CANDIDATE: Invited - Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
4:15 pm - Retiring of the Colors
4:25 pm - Wrap Up
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