TIME AND DATE:

The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) will hold a virtual Council meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 12-2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

PLACE:

This meeting will occur via Zoom for Government videoconference. Details are available on NCD's event page at https://www.ncd.gov/​meeting/​2026-08-19-august-19-2026-council-meeting/​.

STATUS:

Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

NCD's virtual quarterly meeting will include a finance report, governance report; followed by updates from the Council Members regarding engagements with the community since the last meeting; a presentation and vote on the disability curriculum project; a disability middle class framework presentation; and Council discussion on the middle class framework pillars before adjournment.

Agenda: The times provided below are approximations for when each agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all Eastern Daylight Time): ( printed page 45833)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

12:00 p.m.-12:05 p.m.—Welcome and call to order; Acceptance of the agenda

12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m.—Finance report—FY27 budget presentation, Q&A, vote

12:15 p.m.-12:20 p.m.—Governance report—summarize electronic votes, memorialize

12:20 p.m.-12:40 p.m.—Council Member Reports

12:40 p.m.-12:55 p.m.—Disability curriculum presentation, Q&A, vote

12:55 p.m.-1:10 p.m.—Disability Middle Class presentation/summary of suggested core areas

1:10 p.m.-1:45 p.m.—Discussion of Council/Selection of 4 key pillars of framework, next steps

1:45-2:00 p.m.—New Business, Adjourn

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Nicholas Sabula, Public Affairs Specialist, NCD, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202-272-2004 (V), or nsabula@ncd.gov.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

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 platform as well as available via streamtext link. The web link to access CART Streamtext: https://www.streamtext.net/​player?​event=​NCD If you require additional accommodations, please notify Stacey Brown by sending an email to sbrown@ncd.gov as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Due to last-minute confirmations or cancellations, NCD may substitute items without advance public notice.