The Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition – Briefing

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: The Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition hold a media briefing to rally support for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits program, being considered for budget cuts or elimination.

PARTICIPANTS: Rabbi Steven Gutow, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs; Kathy Ruffing, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Donna Eshghi, registered nurse and former SSDI recipient from Wichita, Kan.; Deborah Krotenberg, division director of managed care and rehabilitation for Georgia'sState Board of Workers' Compensation and former recipient of SSDI from Atlanta, Ga.; and Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, managing director of resource development at the American Baptist Home Mission Societies

DATE: December 4, 2012

LOCATION: SVC-212, U.S. Capitol

CONTACT: Elyssa Koidin, 202-212-6031 or 518-810-7225, [email protected] [Note: RSVP to Elyssa Koidin at [email protected]]