Center for Personal Assistance Services Training and Dissemination Director Lewis Kraus joined Topeka Independent Living Center Director Mike Oxford in presenting a workshop entitlted "Living Independently and Personal Assistance Services: From Court Research to Action" at the Annual National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) conference in Washington DC in July. Oxford is the outgoing president of NCIL and a member of the Center for Personal Assistance Services.

The conference topic was "Advocacy is Service" and spanned four days. Attendees included staff at Centers for Independent Living and State Councils on Independent Living throughout the country. The conference included opportunities to provide information to congressional representatives and staff.

Below is a photo of Bryon MacDonald of the World Institute on Disability, Congresswoman Pelosi and Lewis Kraus.


The presentation can be found at the link below.