Actor Robert David Hall to Speak at Disability Issue Forum

Disability Rights Activist and Actor Will Address Thousands Participating in
Forum

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor and disability rights
activist Robert David Hall ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") will be a
speaker at The National Forum on Disability Issues, a non-partisan
presidential forum organized by the Ohio Disability Vote Coalition (ODVC) and
the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) from 12:30 to 4
p.m. Saturday, July 26, in Columbus, Ohio.

Thousands of people with disabilities from across the country will hear Hall
speak about the importance of the inclusion of people with disabilities in the
entertainment community as well as raising the visibility of the disability
community as a powerful political constituency during the event.

Hall, who has played coroner Dr. Al Robbins on the show since 2000, is a
double amputee who has served as a national board member and chair on the
Screen Actors Guild's Performers with Disabilities Committee. Hall lost both
legs after a 1978 car accident after experiencing burns on more than 65
percent of his body. He has also testified before Congress on disability
issues and advocates the hiring of actors with disabilities.

For more information about the forum visit the AAPD website, www.aapd.com.

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the country's
largest cross-disability membership organization, organizes the disability
community to be a powerful voice for change - economically, politically, and
socially. AAPD was founded in 1995 to help unite the diverse community of
people with disabilities, including their family, friends and supporters, and
to be a national voice for change in implementing the goals of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). To learn more, visit the AAPD website:
www.aapd.com.

SOURCE American Association of People With Disabilities

Rebecca Panoff, Communications Manager of AAPD, Office: +1-202-508-3783,
aapdrebecca@earthlink.net