Vermont, October 2021 –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 and equipment, and services.
- Support for the employment of 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.”
This year's winners below will be celebrated at virtual events. More information will be shared once available.
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Homegrown Scales Morgan Weiss 379 S Barre Road Barre, Vermont 05641
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Town of Waterbury – Parks & Recreation Nick Nadeau 28 N. Main Street Waterbury, Vermont 05676
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Vermont Fiber Mill Deb & Ed Bratton 185 Adams Road Brandon Vermont 05733
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Price Chopper-Morrisville Ashley Young-Sheldon Rte. 15 & Munson Ave. Morrisville Vermont 05661
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VT Department of Forest & Parks Elmore Marc Edwards 856 VT Rte 12 Lake Elmore Vermont 05657
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City of Newport Laura Dolgin 222 Main Street Newport Vermont 05855
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Main Street Graphics Douglas Corey 75 Swanton Road ST Albans Vermont 05478
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Ace Hardware – St Albans Kasey Fortin 109 N Main Street ST Albans Vermont 05478
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Hannaford – St Albans Jennifer Benoit 277 Swanton Road ST Albans Vermont 05478
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Sodexo @ NVU Douglas “Kip” Mayo 1001 College Road Lyndonville Vermont 05851
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Springfield Medical Center Lori Twombly 100 River Street Springfield Vermont 05156
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VT State Parks – Allis State Park Leslie Porter 515 Route 100 Killington Vermont 05751
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Andy’s Dandys Andrew & Lucie Whiteford and Lesha Rascoe 44 Bridge St. Richmond, VT 05477
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Killington Resort Judy Geiger 4763 Killington Road Killington, VT 05751
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