Join NENA for 9-1-1 Goes to Washington and hear from Academy Award-winning actress and accessibility advocate Marlee Matlin. Ms. Matlin currently serves as a national celebrity spokesperson for the American Red Cross, encouraging Americans to donate blood. She has worked on behalf of closed captioning and was instrumental in getting Congress to pass federal legislation requiring all televisions manufactured in the United States be equipped with closed captioning technology. She also serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations including Easter Seals, the Children Affected By AIDS Foundation, as well as those charities that primarily benefit children. In 1995, Matlin served as Chairperson for National Volunteer Week and was honored in a White House Rose Garden ceremony by President Clinton.

In order to pack each day in Washington with as much information as possible, we've added a special lunchtime panel on the future of 9-1-1 funding. This panel will focus on the funding needs of states and 9-1-1 authorities during and after the transition to NG9-1-1, and will include a discussion of possible strategies for meeting those needs. Best of all, this additional meal is included in your registration for 9-1-1 Goes to Washington, so there's no additional cost!

Register online today for 9-1-1 Goes to Washington or find out more about the event on the GTW webpage.