From: Hannah Bowen <[email protected]>
Date: February 17, 2010 6:36:31 PM EST
Subject: Free Conference Call on Supporting Voters in Congregate Care Settings

The National Technical Assistance Center for Voting and Cognitive Access
is hosting a free conference call on "Supporting Voters in Congregate Care: Outreach and Training in Institutions and Group Homes"

The call is Wednesday, March 3, 2010 and should last 1 ½ hours.

The times are:
Pacific Time: 11:00 am
Mountain Time: 12:00 pm
Central Time: 1:00 pm
Eastern Time: 2:00 pm

Call Facilitator:
Teresa Moore, Project Vote Trainer, the National Technical Assistance
Center for Voting and Cognitive Access

Invited Speakers:
Paul O'Hanlon - Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Paul will share his experience with voter outreach in personal care
homes and institutions.

Kate Bowden - Staff Attorney, Rhode Island Disability Law Center
Kate will talk about work her organization has done in a state
psychiatric hospital to encourage residents to vote, as well as the
systems already in place for voting in care facilities.

Merry Postemski - Advocate, Disability Rights Vermont
Merry will share her knowledge on mobile polling in nursing homes and
prisons.

Mickie Kawai - County Clerk, Washington County, Oregon
Mickie will discuss how Oregon is reaching out to voters with
disabilities in care facilities, especially considering the state's
unique vote by mail system.

The call is free but pre-registration is required! You can register
online at www.govoter.org or by following this link -

http://www.govoter.org/Home/tabid/37/ctl/Register/Default.aspx?returnurl=%2fDocumentsTraining%2fTraining%2fConferenceCalls%2ftabid%2f69%2fDefault.aspx

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