Your Invitation to the AAPD and NCIL 20th Anniversary ADA Bash

From AAPD (6.4.10):

THE SPIRIT OF THE ADA…LEAD ON!
 Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

   Tuesday evening, July 20, 2010 •

7 pm–11 pm

Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC

Join us as we celebrate 20 years of the ADA

         Dance to the music of Flame, a rock band from New York and enjoy a barbecue supper. Flame is made up of 11 people with disabilities and performs across the USA and in Europe with a song list of over 100 classic rock, country and blues songs from the past five decades.

Sponsored by: The National Council on Independent Living, Able Newspaper, ADA National Network-DB TACs, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, American Association of People with Disabilities, American Association on Health and Disability, American Federation of the Blind, Association of Programs in Rural Independent Living, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Bender Consulting Services, Inc., Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Committee on Disability Power & Pride, CTIA-The Wireless Association, Yoshiko Dart, Easter Seals, Epilepsy Foundation, Hearing Loss Association of America, The HSC Foundation, Institute for Educational Leadership, Job Accommodation Network and the Campaign for Disability Employment, Kessler Foundation, Liberty Resources, Inc., National Association of the Deaf, National Disability Institute, National Disability Rights Network, National Federation of the Blind, National Industries for the Blind, National MS Society, National Organization on Disability, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Shepherd Center, TASH, The Arc of the United States, United Cerebral Palsy, United Spinal Association, U.S. Business Leadership Network, U.S. International Council on Disabilities, VSA (as of  5/17/10).

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Natalie Shear at natalie@natalieshear.com.

RESERVATION FORM

(For A Hard Copy  of the ADA Evite Text version)

Deadline for reservations: Friday, July 9, 2010. All tickets are available on a first come-first served basis and may sell out quickly.

NOTE: NCIL Conference Registration includes tickets to this event.

Questions? Contact Natalie Shear by phone or TTY at 202-833-4456 or 800-833-1354.

PLEASE NOTE: The organizers of the Spirit of ADA…Lead On! event are aware that a series of events are being planned in Washington, DC and around the country to celebrate the ADA Anniversary, including a large Disability Pride Parade in Chicago on July 24 and a Disability Power & Pride 20th ADA Anniversary Gala in Washington on July 26. We plan to coordinate and collaborate on events wherever possible, and encourage folks to let us know your plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Please send details of your event to Sarah Peterson at jfaan@aapd.com and we will maintain a central listing of all the events we know about.