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UCPA Announces Its 1993 Annual Conference

Washington, DC, February 8, 1993—Commemorating the new leadership in our nation's capitol, the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc., announces its 1993 Annual Conference and Meeting theme:

Celebration of Leadership. The conference, which focuses on making the voice of UCPA heard on Capitol Hill, will be held from Wednesday, April 28 to May 1, 1993 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. Senators Ted Kennedy, Robert Dole, and Tom Harkin will brief local, state and national volunteers and staff on issues facing the 103rd Congress at a breakfast during the conference. Participants also will have an opportunity to attend sessions on advocacy topics such as health care reform, the budget and appropriations, and the reauthorization of the technical act.

The celebration of leadership continues with a salute to UCPA's Awards for Excellence. Also featured during the conference is UCPA's Annual Scientific Awards Banquet honoring those whose scientific research and leadership have significantly affected the lives of persons with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

Press registration is complimentary. If you are with the press and wish to attend the conference, contact Sheri Singer, Communications Manager at 202/842 1168. All others may register by contacting Sophie Dunbar Amer, UCPA, 1522 K St., NW Suite 1112, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: 202/842 1266; Fax: 202/842 3519.

UCPA is a nonprofit, charitable organization. The national association and its network of 160 state and local affiliates are committed to positively affecting the quality of life for persons with cerebral palsy and and others with severe disabilities and meeting multiple service needs as well as assisting their families. The association is dedicated to preventing cerebral palsy and minimizing its effect.

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