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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AGENDA 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING on Office of Disability Rights Department on Disability Services on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 123 (Track C) of the John. A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 and via Zoom Online Platform Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony Office of Disability Rights Public Witnesses 1. Tischa Cockrell, President, Friends of Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center 2. Taunya Martin, Public Witness 3. Matthew Gilsbach, Vice President, DC Association of the Deaf Government Witnesses  1. Peter Stephan, Interim Director, Office of Disability Rights 2. Ngoc Trinh, Chief of Staff, Office of Disability Rights 3. Alison Whyte, Executive Director Developmental Disabilities Council 4. Kari Cooke, Executive Director, Division of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing, Office of Disability Rights 5. Anthony Young, Agency Fiscal Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer Department on Disability Services Public Witnesses 1. Robert Warren, Public Witness 2. Talib Karim Muhammad, Public Witness 3. Celeste Stroman, Public Witness 4. Ricardo Thornton, Sr., Co-President, Project ACTION! 5. Robert Kennedy, Jr., Co Vice-President, Project ACTION! 6. Victor Robinson, Peer Mentor, Project ACTION! 7. Leonard Stevens, Advisor, Project ACTION! 8. Keri Flora, Senior Attorney, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities 9. Ian Paregol, Executive Director, DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers 10. Sandy Bernstein, Legal Director, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services 11. Robin Shaffert, Faculty Member, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Government Witnesses 1. Andrew Reese, Director, Department on Disability Services 2. Anthony Young, Agency Fiscal Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer IV. Adjournment