{"id":33752,"date":"2016-06-23T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=33752"},"modified":"2016-06-23T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:27:51","slug":"texas-governors-committee-calls-for-nominations-for-the-2016-lex-frieden-employment-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/06\/23\/texas-governors-committee-calls-for-nominations-for-the-2016-lex-frieden-employment-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Governor\u2019s Committee Calls for Nominations for the 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Governor\u2019s Committee Calls for Nominations for the 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know an employer, entrepreneur, dedicated individual or volunteer, or local committee or organizations that have gone above and beyond the legal requirements to ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities in your community and in the workplace? If so, please help us acknowledge them with your awards nominations for our annual Lex Frieden Employment Awards.<\/p>\n

You can read Submission Guidelines and find the Entry Forms on our LFEA website, or contact us for more details. Awards are presented in several categories: (DOCX formats)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/disabilities\/awards\/employment_awards\/<\/a><\/p>\n

* Small, Medium, Large, and Non-Profit Employers;<\/a>
\n* Entrepreneurship;<\/a>
\n* Martha Arbuckle award for a local committee project;<\/a> and
\n* The Governor\u2019s Trophy<\/a>, the highest honor, we present to an individual for their life-time achievement in support of Texans with disabilities.<\/p>\n

There is NO FEE for submissions. Self-nominations for employers are welcome and encouraged, so you can contact the company or individual and make sure they know about the awards program. The Deadline for submissions is close of business on July 29th.<\/p>\n

For information or questions, contact the GCPD staff:
\ngcpd@gov.texas.gov
\n(512) 463-5739<\/p>\n

Please help us with our outreach by sharing this call for nominations with contacts in your network and make sure that exemplary efforts in Texas are acknowledged.<\/p>\n

Mark Your Calendar<\/strong>
\nThe 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards luncheon ceremony will be hosted by the Houston Mayor\u2019s Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities and the Greater Houston Business Leadership Network on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Houston, 8686 Kirby Drive, 77054<\/p>\n

About the Awards<\/strong>
\nThe Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities annual employment awards are named after a disability rights champion and independent living movement leader Lex Frieden, one of the architects of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Frieden is the UT Chancellor’s Health Fellow on Disability, a professor of biomedical informatics and rehabilitation at the UT Health Science Center at Houston and director of the Independent Living Research Utilization Program (ILRU) at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital. He was appointed by President George W. Bush as chair of the National Council on Disability in 2002, and also served an eight-year term on the United Nations Panel of Experts on the Standard Rules for Disability. He has received two Presidential Citations for his work in the field of disability, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by the National University of Ireland in 2004.<\/p>\n

Since 1979, the Governor’s Committee has worked to highlight the efforts of employers to hire and retain employees with disabilities, and to recognize Best Practices that positively affect employees with disabilities within the workplace. Employers whose philosophy is to support employment opportunities for all Texans, including people with disabilities, benefits the local community as well as the entire state. The attitude of working as a partner in the community is considered a strength to be highlighted and encouraged by the presentation of our annual Employment Awards. The active and enthusiastic promotion of business opportunities for people with disabilities is also an important element in the consideration of the award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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