Ability Counts Community and Student Recognition Awards - DEADLINE EXTENDED
Ability Counts Community Recognition Awards
Nominations
The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 19, 2008. All nominations that have been submitted previously will be
considered and do not need to be resubmitted.
The award categories are:
Nominees must have a disability and reside in Phoenix or attend a school in
Phoenix. Prior student award winners may not be nominated in the same
category. Awards will be presented and nominees recognized by the mayor and
City Council at a City Council meeting or school assembly. Students will be
evaluated on their demonstration of personal motivation, response to
challenges, and personal and educational achievements. The MCDI reserves the
right to forgo the presentation of any award. The deadline to submit nominations is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.
The Phoenix Mayor's Commission
on Disability Issues coordinates the annual Ability Counts Community
Recognition Awards, designed to acknowledge extraordinary and innovative
individuals/organizations who have made an exceptional contribution to the
advancement of people with disabilities in the city of Phoenix. Winners will
receive special recognition by the mayor and City Council. The MCDI reserves
the right to forgo the presentation of any award.
Ability Counts Student Recognition
Awards Nominations Phoenix Mayor's Award
The Phoenix
Mayor's Award recognizes a person with a disability for significantly
contributing to the empowerment of people with disabilities. This individual
will have displayed leadership in increasing public awareness of the issues
and concerns affecting people with disabilities, establishing themselves as
a role model by their commitment and dedication to the disability community
and demonstrating a long-term commitment to advocacy for the disability
community.
Don Aldrich
Advocacy Award
This award was created in memory of Don Aldrich, a
member of the Phoenix Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues, who passed
away in 1997. He was a leader in advocacy, inclusion and ensuring the civil
rights of all people with disabilities. This award recognizes an outstanding
individual who has demonstrated a life-long commitment to advocacy for
people with disabilities, has worked tirelessly to promote equal access and
is a strong proponent of civil rights for the Phoenix disability community.
Nominees may or may not have a disability.
Architectural
Accessibility Award
This award recognizes exceptional design that
surpasses the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines in
new construction or the creative elimination of architectural barriers and
obstacles in existing facilities. The award recognizes architectural
accessibility enhancements for persons with disabilities.
Employee of
the Year Award
This award recognizes an individual with a disability
who exemplifies the characteristics of a highly productive worker. The award
is based on the employee's career achievements and outstanding job
performance.
Employer of
the Year Award
This award recognizes an employer for outstanding
efforts to enhance employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Any business or organization that consistently displays efforts and support
for independence through the employment and advancement of people with
disabilities is eligible.
The Phoenix Mayor's
Commission on Disability Issues coordinates the annual Ability Counts Student
Recognition Awards. The program recognizes outstanding students with
disabilities for their personal and academic achievements. The awards are
given in the following categories: grades 1-6, grades 7-9 and grades 10-12.