May 29-30, 2025 Council Meeting
Thursday, May 29, 2025
TIME AND DATE: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) will hold a two-day in-person Council meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m.– 4:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). and Friday, May 30, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., EDT.
PLACE: This meeting will take place at the JW Marriott Essex House (Tivoli Room), 160 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019.
Registration is not required to attend, but appreciated via our Eventbrite page.
Those unable to attend in-person will be able to join remotely via audio conference or CART. Please dial 212-484-4491.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Day 1 – Following welcome remarks and introductions, the Council will have policy updates and discussion on FY26 policy proposals; a break; followed by a panel on employment of youth with disabilities; lunch break; panel on youth and younger adults in nursing homes; Council member report outs; a public comment session focused on youth and younger adults in nursing homes and major developments in disability policy; followed by adjournment.
Day 2 – Following welcome and call to order, NCD Council members and staff will receive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training; followed by the Chairman’s report and Executive Committee Report, break; and an agency strategic plan discussion before adjourning.
AGENDA: The times provided below are approximations for when each agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all Eastern Daylight Time):
Thursday, May 29, 2025
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Call to Order
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Policy Update and Discussion of FY26 Policy Work Proposals
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Regional Perspectives: Employment Initiatives and Challenges for Employment of Youth with Disabilities
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. – Lunch Break
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. – Regional Perspectives: Youth and Younger Adults in Nursing Homes and Olmstead Implementation
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Council Member Reports
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. – Public Comments on Youth and Younger Adults in Nursing Homes; and on the Most Notable Developments in Disability Policy since Summer 2024
4:45 p.m. – Adjourn
Friday, May 30, 2025
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Welcome and Call to Order
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. – Staff FOIA Presentation
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Chairman’s Report
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Executive Committee Report
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. – BREAK
11:45 – 1:00 p.m. – Strategic Plan Discussion and Setting Dates for FY26 meetings
1:00 p.m. – Adjourn
PUBLIC COMMENT: Your participation during the public comment period provides an opportunity for us to hear from you – individuals, businesses, providers, educators, parents and advocates. Your comments are important in bringing to the Council’s attention and issues and priorities of the disability community.
For the May 29 Council meeting, NCD will have a public comment period of 45 minutes and requests comments from the public regarding the experiences of youth and younger adults in nursing homes and for our 2025 Progress Report focused on what the public considers the most notable disability policy developments since Summer 2024. Additional information on specifics of the topic is available on NCD’s public comment page at https://ncd.gov/public-comment.
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