Friday, October 26, 2007

ELECTION 2008: Presidential Candidates' Forum

Presidential Candidates’ Forum
A National Forum on Equality, Opportunity and Access
Hosted by Granite State Independent Living

WEBCAST
Friday November 2, 2007
8:30 am to 4:00 pm EST
Made possible by generous support from:
Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. &
Manchester Community Television

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!

The entire event will be Webcast at www.hovrs.com beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST.

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.

If your organization will host a Webcast viewing, please contact Terri Voth at Granite State Independent Living, (603) 228-9680 or e-mail terri.voth@gsil.org.

The Presidential Candidates’ Forum is co-hosted by:
NH Developmental Disabilities Council (NH DDC)
NH Disabilities Rights Center (NH DRC)
NH Institute on Disability (NH IOD)
NH Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Greater Boston Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
People First of New Hamphshire
TASH
Sponsored by:
AARP National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
ADA Watch National Spinal Cord Injury Association
ADAPT New England Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of
American Association of People with Disabilities America (NEPVA)
(AAPD) Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Association of University Centers on Disabilities Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of
(AUCD) Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund The Arc of the United States
(DREDF) United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
Easter Seals United Spinal Association
Epilepsy Foundation VSA arts
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
National Coalition of Mental Health, Consumer/ Survivor Organizations
This webcast will include CART translation and an on-camera interpreter.
Visit www.gsil.org or www.hovrs.com for more information.
*SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE*

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