Celebrating the 25th Anniversary
of the Americans with Disabilities Act
A Live National Town Hall Webcast Featuring Advocates for the Community of People with Disabilities, Past and Present from WebAble TV Studios Near Washington D.C.
July 24, 2015 2:00 PM ET at www.WebAble.TV
With the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25 years ago, America committed itself to the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities. In celebration of this ADA milestone,WebAble TV (www.WebAble.TV) is producing a Live National ADA 25th Anniversary Town Hall Webcast to highlight the progress made in the last 25 years towards equality of opportunity, accessibility, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for persons with disabilities.
Webcast panelists and interviewees will discuss what’s transpired with the ADA over the past 25 years and their vision for where we need to go as a nation to enhance life for the community of people with disabilities over the next 25 years. Interviews and discussions will be both live and pre-recorded in advance.
Distinguished Webcast Guest Interviewees
David Capozzi, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board
Albert Rizzi, Founder and CEO, My Blind Spot, Inc.
David Dikter CEO, Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Hon. Tony Coelho, Fmr. U.S. Congressman
Joyce Bender, Founder and CEO of Bender Consulting Services
Nate Bradley, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, AudioEye, Inc.
John Kemp President and CEO of the Viscardi Center
Lainey Feingold, Disability Rights Attorney, Law Office of Lainey Feigold
Lee Grossman
CEO, Association for Vascular Access
Fmr. President Autism Society of America,
Fmr. Interim Executive Director, CEO, International Dyslexia Association
Mike Paciello, Founder and President of The Paciello Group
Tom Harkin, Fmr. U.S. Senator
About WebAble TV
WebAble TV ( www.WebAble.TV) is an Internet TV Channel on the TV Worldwide Network (www.TVWorldwide.com) dedicated to providing accessible live and on-demand interactive coverage of the issues, activities and events important to the community of people with disabilities. Produced in cooperation with WebAble TV charter sponsor, The Paciello Group, (www.PacielloGroup.com), our staff of industry professionals with extensive experience in the production of accessible Internet TV programming for the disability community, seeks to inform, educate and engage audiences to generate feedback and build intelligent consensus for the advancement of all people with disabilities . WebAble TV values input from our audiences on content and programming suggestions at [email protected] .
