NCD and U.S. Access Board to host town hall for Tribal and rural communities

NCD and U.S. Access Board to host town hall for Tribal and rural communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oc.t 13, 2026

WASHINGTON-The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) will be joined by the U.S. Access Board for a November 9 town hall focused on Tribal and rural communities.

The town hall is part of NCD's two-day Council meeting and will focus on disability and accessibility in Tribal and rural communities The event takes place at the Ability360 Conference Center, 5025 E. Washington St., Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85034. It will also be livestreamed via Zoom for Government videoconference and NCD's YouTube Channel for those not able to attend in person.

Register to participate either in-person or via Zoom on NCD's Eventbrite page.

They day's agenda begins as 8:30 a.m. MST with networking opportunities; leading into welcome remarks and call to order; Tribal Land acknowledgment; local and Tribal welcomes and posting of colors. The Council will then provide opening remarks and introduce U.S. Access Board leadership in attendance before a panel discussion and presentation on NCD's upcoming Incidents of Disabilities and Accessibility on Tribal Land report.

Following a break, an introduction to the day's town hall begins, with topics including housing, employment, education, independent living, healthcare, and transportation, followed by a lunch break; and continuation of the town hall; closing remarks; and NCD meeting adjournment.

NCD and the Access Board want to hear people's experiences and perspectives on housing, employment, education, independent living, healthcare, and transportation.

The town hall will prioritize in-person attendees, with remaining time available for comments via Zoom for Government. All participants providing public comment during the town hall will be allocated five minutes each. Additional information on specifics of the topics and pre-registration to provide comments is available on NCD's public comment page at https://ncd.gov/public-comment.

ASL Interpreters will be provided in-room and included during the live streamed meeting, and CART has been arranged for this meeting and will be embedded into the Zoom livestream as well as available via streamtext link.

Full information on the event and any updates can also be found on our Upcoming Events page.

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