National Council on Disability

First established as an advisory Council within the United States Department of Education in 1978, the National Council on Disability became an independent federal agency in 1984. In 1986, NCD recommended enactment of an Americans with Disabilities Act , and drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in the House and Senate in 1988. Since enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, NCD has continued to play a leading role in crafting disability policy, and advising the President, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policies, programs, and practices. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The agency works to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures to give all people with disabilities equal opportunity with the end goal being economic self-sufficiency and independent living. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
National Council on Disability has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1992 Forum. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2005 with an average of 359 views per video. Most appearances with Steny Hoyer (3), Sandy Parrino (2), Gordon H. Mansfield (2). Most common tag: Disabled Persons.