Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility Seeks Nominees for Annual Awards 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 25, 2015

For more information, please contact:

Michael Shermis, Special Projects Coordinator, Community and Family Resources, City of Bloomington, 812.349.3471

Katie Herron, Chair, Council for Community Accessibility, kgherron08@gmail.com

Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility Seeks Nominees for Annual Awards

Bloomington, Ind. - The City of Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility (CCA) is accepting nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The awards will recognize individuals, businesses and organizations that make the community more accessible for people with disabilities and will be presented at the CCA Annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 100 North State Road 46 Bypass at 6:30 p.m. The CCA advocates on behalf of people with disabilities, promoting awareness and working to develop solutions to problems of accessibility in the community. The speaker for the evening will be Dr. David Mank, Director, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and he will speak on "Employment for People with Disabilities: New Possibilities Are Emerging."

"The dedicated members of the CCA continue to work to improve Bloomington's accessibility to individuals with disabilities," said Mayor Mark Kruzan. "This is definitely an achievement that we can all celebrate and recognize the time, effort and commitment of people who are constantly working to better their community."

Award categories include:

• Kristin Willison Volunteer Service Award--an outstanding volunteer

• Business Service Award--A business

• Professional and Community Service Award--a community organization or other professional

• Housing Service Award--a landlord, realtor, or builder

• Self-Advocacy Award--a self advocate

• Mayor's Award--an outstanding individual or business/organization

Nominations may be submitted online at bloomington.in.gov/cca. The deadline for submitting nominations is Oct. 9, 2015.

For information about nominations or the CCA, contact Michael Shermis, by email at cca@bloomington.in.gov or by phone at 812.349.3471.

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