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July 2007: Making Our Voices Heard

Photo of U.S. Representative Greg Walden with EOCIL representatives Photo of Mary Lous Breslin and Kirt Toombs
EOCIL representatives met with U.S. Rep. Greg Walden in July 2007. Congressional visits are an integral part of each National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) conference. Kirt Toombs catches up with graduate school mentor (and 2002 Henry B. Betts Award recipient) Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF).
 
Photo of U.S. Senator Gordon Smith and EOCIL representatives
U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith welcomed EOCIL during the delegation's NCIL visit.
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