National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Focus Groups

Below is an announcement seeking participants for the four focus groups NDRN will conduct as part of the report for NCD.  Please feel free to forward to your contacts and networks.  If the federal government shuts-down, NCD has informed NDRN that we will need to cease work on the project, therefore I am sending this announcement out this evening though the date for the Atlanta in-person focus group is not yet solidified.
 
Thank you for your continued assistance with this project, and as always please let me know if you have any questions.
 
National Disability Rights Network Seeks
People with Disabilities to Participate in Focus Groups on the Enforcement of Federal Disability Rights Laws
 
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is conducting a study for the National Council on Disability about the enforcement of disability rights laws. NDRN needs the viewpoint of people with disabilities for this important study.

NDRN seeks people with disabilities who have dealt or interacted with the U.S. Access Board, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or agencies of the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in focus groups about the work of these federal agencies on disability rights. For example, people with disabilities who have filed a complaint or attended a training with the E.E.O.C., or with the Dept. of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division or Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or who may have interacted with the U.S. Access Board or the Dept. of Labor’s Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), would be good potential participants for these discussions.
Four focus group discussions will be held, two on-line using the internet and two in-person.
On-line Live: February 20th at 3pm PT, 4pm MT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET
In-person Live in Washington, D.C.: February 26th at 4pm ET
On-line Live: March 7th at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET
In-person Live in Atlanta, GA: Mid to late March date pending (4pm ET)

Each focus group will last two hours. Between 12 and 14 participants will be selected for each focus group.

If you, or someone you know, would be a good fit to participate in a focus group, please send the following information about the person to David Hutt at [email protected] by February 10th:

Name;
E-mail and/or Phone number;
City and State of Residence;
A Brief Statement about you or the recommended person’s interactions with the EEOC, Department of Labor, or the Access Board. 
Focus Group Time Preference: On-Line Feb. 20th or March 7th, or In-Person in D.C. or Atlanta.
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Selected participants will be given a $50 stipend after completion of the focus group. Limited funds are available to reimburse some travel expenses for persons who attend the in-person focus groups in Washington, D.C. or Atlanta, GA.