Dodd - 1st Candidate to commit to attend NH Disability Forum

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BREAKING NEWS: Chris Dodd First Candidate to Confirm Attendance at National Disability Forum

Dear Advocates, Just hours ago, Christopher Dodd confirmed his attendance at a national presidential candidates disability forum scheduled for this fall in New Hampshire of which AAPD is a co-sponsor. Hopefully, this very positive development will be a trend and more candidates will join the Dodd campaign in confirming their attendance in the days and weeks to come.

More information on the presidential candidates forum follows...
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Presidential Candidates Forum: A National Forum on Equality, Opportunity, and Access November 2, 2007 Manchester, New Hampshire The National Forum on Equality, Opportunity, and Access is a presidential candidates forum hosted by Granite State Independent Living Center (GSIL) and a New Hampshire coalition of disability organizations and sponsored by more than fifteen of the countrys largest national disability organizations. Manchester Community Television will televise the event, which will feature live appearances by the presidential candidates and an audience of over 500 New Hampshire voters with disabilities, their families, and their friends. During the forum, each candidate will have an opportunity to present his or her vision for the future of national disability policy (including employment, healthcare, long-term community-based supports, transportation, education, etc.) and receive questions from an audience through a moderator. Lunchtime keynote addresses from key Democratic and Republican leadership are also planned. National leaders from the disability community will also be in attendance, including Ted Kennedy, Jr., Tony Coelho, and Cheryl Sensenbrenner.

LIST OF NATIONAL SPONSORS: American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) AARP ADAPT American Federation for the Blind (AFB) The Arc of the United States Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Easter Seals Epilepsy Foundation National Coalition on Mental Health Consumer / Survivor Organizations National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) New England Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) United Spinal Association VSA arts
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1. I hope that they webcast too

This should be good.

[KamaAina]

2. Manchester Community Television will televise the event?

Public access?! No wonder Dodd's the first to sign on. At this point, Dodd would settle for exposure on Weird Al Yankovic's station in UHF.

Seriously, we can't get any of the cable news* channels, or C-SPAN, or C-SPAN 2, to broadcast this first-of-its-kind event? We've got a loooooong way to go, baby...