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For More Information, Contact:
Romney Snyder, ABILITY House,
(949) 854-8700 ext 307

For interviews with Robert David Hall, Contact:
Cynthia Snyder Public Relations, (818) 769-0100

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's Robert David Hall
Signs on as Spokesperson for Atlanta 's First ABILITY House

  Actor and advocate, Robert David Hall continues to raise awareness for people with disabilities

Atlanta, GA—October 21, 2004: Robert David Hall, who stars as Dr. Al Robbins, MD, the coroner on the No. 1 ranked primetime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed on to be the official spokesperson for Atlanta's first ABILITY House. An ABILITY House is an affordable, accessible home built for a low-income family in which one or more members have disabilities. What makes the program unique is that it utilizes volunteers with disabilities during all phases of construction, demonstrating the potential of every person and empowering the community with a new level of awareness.

Having lost both his legs in a car accident in 1978, Hall is a dual amputee and uses prosthetics. Onscreen, Hall uses a crutch and is one of the most prominent actors on television who has a physical disability. “We are very pleased and honored to have Robert David Hall as the spokesperson for Atlanta 's first ABILITY House. Millions have watched Mr. Hall on CSI in a role defined not by his character's disability, but by his education and knowledge,” notes Chet Cooper, editor-in-chief of ABILITY Magazine and founder of the ABILITY House program. “In the same way, the ABILITY House strives to demonstrate the skills and talents people with disabilities possess. The emphasis is placed on their abilities, not their disabilities.”

A committed disability advocate, Hall has used his position to raise awareness of those issues that impact the quality of life for people with disabilities and recently joined the board of directors of the National Organization on Disability. Formerly a national board member of the Screen Actors Guild, Hall continues to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in television and film and has been recognized by the California Governor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities' Media Access Office with a Harold Russell Award. He regularly volunteers his time to work with burn victims and new amputees, and has visited with wounded soldiers returning from Iraq. In addition to his work on CSI, Hall has appeared in movies such as The Negotiator, Starship Troopers and Class Action, and guest-starred on television shows including L.A. Law, The West Wing, Life Goes On and The Practice. 

The ABILITY House is being built in partnership with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and sponsored by BellSouth Corp. For more information, please visit www.abilityhouse.com.

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