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Wrap Up: NCIL 2019 Annual Conference on Independent Living

This Annual Conference Wrap Up is also available in Word. Contents: Introduction Photos March, Rally, and Hill Visits Annual Council Meeting Awards Sponsors Introduction NCIL’s 2019 Annual Conference was truly […]

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Inclusive Emergency Management

WHEREAS, people with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be injured or die in a disaster; WHEREAS, during a disaster, people with disabilities encounter barriers accessing disaster […]

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Action Alert: Ask Congress to Sign-on as Original Co-sponsors to Proposed Bills Protecting the Rights of Disaster-Impacted People with Disabilities

NCIL is working with the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies and Senator Casey, Representative Langevin and Representative Shalala on two historic pieces of disability and disaster legislation that will dismantle […]

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