Please join UCP/CLASS in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event will be held Monday, July 26 from 1:30PM to 8:00PM in Station Square.
From 1:30PM to 5:00PM there will be a community forum celebrating our accomplishments and recognizing past and future leaders in the Admiral Room in the Sheraton at Station Square. After the forum, join us for a street festival in the Bessemer Court in Station Square with food, live music, dancing, and entertainment. Please see the attached flyer for more details. For the full agenda for the day, please see below.
To RSVP for this event, please contact Judith Barricella at judith.barricella@alleghenycounty.US or 412.350.2769. Please let Judith know of any accomodations you will need when you reply.
This event is brought to you by: Allegheny County Disability Connection, Three Rivers Center for Independent Living, UCP/CLASS, City-County Task Force on Disabilities, and the Consumer Health Coalition.
20th Anniversary Celebration Agenda
1:30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Judith Barricella, Director, Allegheny County Disability Connection
OPENING REMARKS
Honorable Dan Onorato, County Executive (invited)
Honorable Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
Jeff Parker, Chair of Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, Progam Moderator
1:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“Forging a New Freedom: Local Response to National ‘Calling on America’ Campaign’”
Stan Holbrook, President and CEO, Three Rivers Center for Independent Living
“Disability Agenda 2000: Vision of A Community Without Barriers”
Judith Barricella
2:15 PANEL DISCUSSION
Honoring the Accomplishments of the First 20 Years:
The 2007 National Council on Disability report on the impact of the ADA on the lives of Americans with disabilities states that the four major goals of the ADA are equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. What are the major accomplishments you would point to in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County over the past 20 years to get us closer to achieving these goals as a community?
Paul O’Hanlon, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Network
Al Condeluci, CEO, UCP/CLASS
Karen Hoesch, Executive Director, ACCESS Transportation
Joan Stein, President and CEO, ADA, Inc.
3:15 Break
3:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“Challenging a new generation of leaders to contribute their talent, ideas, and energy to create the region’s best future”
Allen Kukovich, Executive Director, Power of 32 Regional Visioning Project
4:00 PANEL OF YOUNG LEADERS
The Challenge for a New Generation of Leaders
Recently Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, stated that “Students with disabilities who graduated high school this June are members of the ‘ADA Generation,’ a new generation of Americans with disabilities growing up with an expectation of academic achievement, employment, and the opportunity to give back to their community.” How can we best commit ourselves as Americans with and without disabilities together to make this statement a reality?”
Chaz Kellem, Manager, Diversity Initiatives, Pittsburgh Pirates
Josie Badger, Youth Coordinator, Parents’ Education and Advocacy Leadership Center
Kristin Durniok, Service Coordinator, UCP/CLASS & Miss Wheelchair Pennsylvania
5:00 Adjourn to PARTY!
