Case hosts awards luncheon and symposium in honor of Cleveland’s Disability Awareness Week
Program seeks to free community of prejudice, provide access to important information and resources
October 25, 2004 | For more information: Kimyette Finley 216-368-0521
Case Western Reserve University’s Center for Community Partnerships will host the Disability Awareness Week Symposium and Awards and Awareness Luncheon on Thursday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the grand ballroom of Case’s Thwing Center, 11111 Euclid Ave. The program is the culminating event for the City of Cleveland’s 3rd Annual Disability Awareness Week.
Scheduled to attend are Cleveland Mayor Jane L. Campbell; U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones; Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell; State Rep. Claudette Woodard; Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones; and William M. Denihan, CEO of the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board.
For the past three years, the City of Cleveland has designated a Disability Awareness Week, and this year’s events start on October 25. Dozens of students in Cleveland Municipal Schools are participating in art, photography and essay contests to educate and build community awareness about disabilities.
During the luncheon, awards will be presented to employers that support people with disabilities, leaders who have overcome challenging circumstances to help improve the community and to Cleveland students who are winners of the art, photography and essay contests. In addition, the symposium will address issues surrounding employment, housing and healthcare for persons with disabilities.
Kathryn M. Hall, director of equal opportunity and diversity for Case, serves as the coordinator of disability awareness on behalf of the University. “Our office is pleased to assist the collaborative efforts of many distinguished elected officials and participants of this symposium to help raise the level of awareness of those who are disabled. Creating a community free of prejudice and providing access to information and resources are important topics for this symposium, and we are proud to be able to assist.”
Over 250 attendees are expected at the awards luncheon and symposium. “The Center for Community Partnerships is pleased to host and support Cleveland’s third annual disability awareness luncheon and awards symposium this year,” said Jacklyn Chisholm, Ph.D., associate vice president for the Center for Community Partnerships at Case. “As we continue to strive to become the world’s most powerful learning environment, an essential part of fulfilling our mission involves strengthening our presence in the community. Supporting this program is another example of how Case continues to be a resource to the community.”
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