International Disability Award - FYI

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>From: Brewster Thackeray <Thackeray@...>

>abilitymagazine@...

>Subject: Disability media advisory

>Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:09:32 -0400

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>Attached (and in text below) is a media advisory for a disability award

>presentation at the United Nations in New York next Monday, July 2.

>==Brewster Thackeray, Director of Communications, World Committee on

>Disability

> <<MEDIA ADVISORY 6.27.01. final.doc>>

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>WORLD COMMITTEE on DISABILITY

> Implementing the U.N. World Programme of Action

>Concerning Disabled Persons

>

>

> MEDIA ADVISORY

> For information, contact:

>July 2-July 6:

> Brewster Thackeray, Director of

>Communications Hale-Byrne

> 202/293-5960

>202/293-5960; cell 202-276-8861

> Thackeray@... <mailto:Thackeray@...>

>Hale-Byrne.wcd@...

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> CROWN PRINCESS OF THAILAND WILL ACCEPT

> FDR INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY AWARD AT THE

>UNITED NATIONS

>

> Secretary-General Kofi n to Make Remarks

> NEW YORK, N.Y., June 27- In a ceremony at

>the United Nations next Monday, July 2, Her Royal Highness the Crown

>Princess of the Kingdom of Thailand, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, will

>accept the fifth annual lin Delano Roosevelt International Disability

>Award on behalf of her country. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi n

>and President Roosevelt's granddaughter, Eleanor Roosevelt, will be

>among those presenting the Award to the Crown Princess.

> WHO: Thailand's Crown Princess Maha

>Chakri Sirindhorn will accept the Award. Other prominent speakers include

>U.N. Secretary General Kofi n; World Committee on Disability Chairman

>Alan A. Reich; Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of lin Roosevelt;

>and E. Behring, founder, The Wheelchair Foundation.

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> WHAT: The lin and Eleanor Roosevelt

>Institute and the World Committee on Disability, the sponsors of the Award,

>will honor Thailand with the Fifth Annual lin Delano Roosevelt

>International Disability Award. The Award includes a bronze bust of FDR and

>a $50,000 grant for an outstanding disability program in the selected

>nation. Ratchasuda College for the Disabled will receive the cash award.

>Mr. Behring is donating 1,000 wheelchairs in support of the Award.

>Previous

>Award winners are the Republic of Korea, Canada, Ireland and Hungary.

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> WHERE: Conference Room 4, United Nations.

>Enter through the visitor's entrance, at 1st Ave. and 46th St.

>

> WHEN: 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 2.

>

> WHY: To recognize Thailand's exemplary

>efforts to improve the lives of people with disabilities, as called for by

>the U.N. World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons. The Award

>recognizes a nation that has made noteworthy national progress toward the

>goal of the U.N. World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons: the

>full and equal participation of people with disabilities in their

>societies.

>Thailand is being recognized for legislation, educational programs, and

>employment programs designed to benefit people with disabilities.

>

> NOTE: Covering media must submit request

>for UN access on letterhead to: UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit -

>fax: 212/963-4642; to verify receipt of fax please call 212/963-5934/7164.

>Pass must be obtained at 47th Street and First Avenue (North Lawn Trailer).

>Two forms of photo ID required.

>

>910 16th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 USA

>202/955-6328 TDD 202/293-5968 Fax 202/293-7999

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