{"id":38312,"date":"2018-10-25T15:06:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T20:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=38312"},"modified":"2018-10-25T15:11:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T20:11:32","slug":"congrats-to-axiumsolar-from-plano-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/10\/25\/congrats-to-axiumsolar-from-plano-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats to\u00a0#AxiumSolar\u00a0from Plano, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqCz2vEd7s0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Axium Solar\u00a0from Plano, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cohen gave a speech about Medium Employer Award 2018 at Lex Frieden Employment Awards.\u00a0Congrats to\u00a0#AxiumSolar\u00a0from Plano, Texas. The company currently lead 12\u00a0#deaf\u00a0out of 72 employees.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YqCz2vEd7s0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YqCz2vEd7s0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another video that Deaf Emma Faye gave a speech, too.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IEIInqx-epM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IEIInqx-epM\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both videos by Grant Laird, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN &#8211; The Office of the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities announces the winners of the 2018\u00a0Lex Frieden Employment Awards\u00a0(LFEA). Named for Texas disability rights champion Lex Frieden, the awards are bestowed upon Texans who have displayed a commitment to empowering their employees, co-workers, and fellow Texans with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In his 2018\u00a0Texas Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation, Governor Abbott said, \u201cAn important part of the Texas workforce is Texans with disabilities, who make invaluable contributions to Texas employers. We must engage in disability employment awareness to ensure that all Texans have the equal opportunity to contribute to the workforce that is the backbone of our great state\u2019s robust economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 Lex Frieden Employment Award Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s Trophy\u00a0\u2013 Laura Warren, Founder and Executive Director of Parent to Parent (Austin)<br \/>\nEntrepreneur of the Year:\u00a0Austin Underwood, (Fort Worth)<br \/>\nLarge Employer:\u00a0WinCo Foods (Denton)<br \/>\nMedium Employer:\u00a0Axium Solar (Plano)<br \/>\nSmall Employer:\u00a0Walgreens Store #6753 (El Paso)<br \/>\nNon-Profit Employer:\u00a0Hugs Caf\u00e9 (McKinney)<br \/>\nMartha Arbuckle Award:\u00a0The University of Texas at Arlington\u2019s Disability Programs<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the 2018 Lex Frieden Employment Awards will be honored at a ceremony co-hosted by the Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities and the City of Plano. The ceremony will be held on October 24, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Plano Events Center. To register for the award ceremony, visit\u00a0LFEA Registration.\u00a0The keynote speaker for this event is\u00a0Jos\u00e9 H. Velasco, Vice-President of Products and Innovation and leads the SAP Autism at Work program in the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations\u00a0to all of the 2018 Lex Frieden Employment Award winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congrats to Axium Solar\u00a0from Plano, Texas Andrew Cohen gave a speech about Medium Employer Award 2018 at Lex Frieden Employment Awards.\u00a0Congrats to\u00a0#AxiumSolar\u00a0from Plano, Texas. The company currently lead 12\u00a0#deaf\u00a0out of 72 employees. YouTube:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/YqCz2vEd7s0\u00a0 Another video that Deaf Emma Faye gave&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/10\/25\/congrats-to-axiumsolar-from-plano-texas\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[24877,26092,26334,18802],"class_list":["post-38312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-andrew-cohen","tag-axium-solar","tag-emma-faye","tag-lex-frieden-employment-awards"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-9XW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34429,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/10\/13\/2016-lex-frieden-employment-awards-winners-and-luncheon\/","url_meta":{"origin":38312,"position":0},"title":"2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners and Luncheon","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners and Luncheon For Immediate Distribution October 7, 2016 (512) 463-1826 Office Of The Governor\u2019s Committee On People With Disabilities Announces 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners AUSTIN - The Office of the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities today announced the winners of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"lf_medallion","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LF_Medallion.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":36458,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/10\/13\/2017-lex-frieden-employment-awards-winners\/","url_meta":{"origin":38312,"position":1},"title":"2017 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities Announces 2017 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners The Office of the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities announces the winners of the 2017 Lex Frieden Employment Awards (LFEA). 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