FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Katie Franco | (802) 798-9509 |
Katie.Franco@vermont.gov | Hireus.vermont.gov
Waterbury, Vermont, October 4th, 2023 –The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) announced the employer award recipients for the “Spirit of the ADA” Awards. The Awards are given to employers who reflect the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act in their employment practices. Successfully meeting the following criteria qualifies employers for eligibility to be nominated:
- Recruitment outreach and equal accessibility in the application, interviewing, and hiring procedures for people with disabilities.
- Use of on-the-job accommodations, modifications, progressive employment methods, and/or creative solutions for successful training and employment of people with disabilities.
- Accessible physical structures, buildings, workstations, equipment, and services.
- Support for employing a person(s) with a disability as an overall employment strategy.
The Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities Chair, Rose Lucenti, congratulates this year’s award winners: “Congratulations to this year’s exemplary Vermont employers as well as past Spirit of the ADA Award Winners for being outstanding role models for hiring, training and retaining people with disabilities.”
The Committee will host a recognition event to honor these employers and present them with their plaques. The 2023 Award Winners & Ceremony Dates
- Fourbital, Burlington | 10/12 9:00 am
- Aqua ViTea, Middlebury | 10/17 11:00 am
- Junction Arts & Media, White River Junction | 10/18 3:00 pm
- Brophy & Garret Williams Electrical Service, Sunderland | 10/19 7:30 am*
- Lake Paran Recreation, N. Bennington | 10/19 7:30 am*
- SouthShire Inn, Bennington | 10/19 7:30 am*
- Mack Molding, Arlington | 10/19 7:30 am*
- Price Chopper, Derby | 10/23 10:30 am
- Ethan Allen, Orleans |10/23 12:30 pm
- Roberts & Sons Lawn Care, Morrisville 10/24 10:30 am
- McGee Chrysler Dodge Ram, Springfield 10/25 10:00 am
- The UVM Medical Center, Burlington | 11/7 10:30 am
*These awards will be presented at a Business Recognition event in Bennington on 10/19 at 7:30 am at the Dutchman Tavern.
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