The Bryan-College Station, Texas Mayors' Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

The Bryan-College Station Mayors' Committee on People with Disabilities and Junction Five-0-Five are accepting nominations for the "Mayors' Award."
This award is an opportunity to acknowledge and recognize outstanding contributions by an individual to eliminate attitudinal, social and physical barriers for people with disabilities within our community.
You don't have to be a person with a disability to apply.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is September 26, 2008.
The award will be presented at the Briarcrest Country Club on October 16th, 7 p.m. during
the Junction Five-0-Five Harvest Moon Celebration and Fundraiser. The cities of College Station and Bryan are each donating a $50 gift certificate from one of their local merchants. In addition to the two gift certificates, the cities are sponsoring the recipient and a guest to attend the event on 10/16 at the Briarcrest Country Club.

Click here to access the MAYORS’ AWARD APPLICATION in pdf format.
Deadline for entry is 09/26/2008
For more information call 272-3403 or email award@bcsmc.com


	The Bryan-College Station Mayors’ Committee on People with Disabilities 1115 Welsh Avenue, Suite B College Station, Texas 77840 Telephone/Fax: (979) 272-3403 Send E-mail to Susie Junek: info@bcsmc.com

For a list of job vacancies at TAMU,
go to Texas A&M University’s System Administrative and General Offices (SAGO).

The Bryan-College Station Mayors’ Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is made up of members appointed by the mayors of both Bryan and College Station, Texas. Emphasis is placed on including people with disabilities, employers and businesses, organizations for people with disabilities, service providers and interested others.

The Mission of The Mayors’ Committee is to further opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy full and equal access to employment and a life of independence, productivity, and self-determination.

The Mayors’ Committee is dedicated to addressing all issues affecting people with disabilities. Some of these issues are:

Employment
Transportation
Accessibility
Housing
Awareness and Education regarding The Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA)

The Mayors’ Committee invites community involvement and has subcommittees on which an interested individual can serve. Those committees are:

Legislation and Legal Awareness
Public Information
Accessibility
Employment

The Mayors’ Committee is affiliated with:

The President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
The Texas Association of Mayors’ Committees on People with Disabilities

The Purpose of Our Local Mayors’ Committee
To hold competitive employment as a goal for persons with disabilities regardless of the type of their disability. To uphold the rights of individuals with disabilities to mainstream participation in all facets of life. To commit to work with individuals with disabilities as equal partners in promoting the creation of a totally accessible society. To honor and promote the rights of individuals with disabilities to be involved in shaping policies and programs which affect them. To use people-first language and promote a realistic portrayal of individuals with disabilities. To break down architectural and communication barriers inhibiting or preventing participation by individuals with disabilities. To encourage equal opportunity in employment and any other facet of life through the provision of reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. To provide individuals with disabilities, employers, advocates, service providers, and others with information which will enable and encourage them to participate in public debate (public information) on issues affecting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. To develop better understanding by persons with disabilities of: rehabilitation, training, and placement services available to them, and encourage persons with disabilities to utilize these services. Act as a clearing house (source of information) for information related to persons with disabilities. To carry out other related duties as may be assigned by the mayors.

The Purpose of Our Local Mayors’ Committee

To hold competitive employment as a goal for persons with disabilities regardless of the type of their disability.
To uphold the rights of individuals with disabilities to mainstream participation in all facets of life.
To commit to work with individuals with disabilities as equal partners in promoting the creation of a totally accessible society.
To honor and promote the rights of individuals with disabilities to be involved in shaping policies and programs which affect them.
To use people-first language and promote a realistic portrayal of individuals with disabilities.
To break down architectural and communication barriers inhibiting or preventing participation by individuals with disabilities.
To encourage equal opportunity in employment and any other facet of life through the provision of reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
To provide individuals with disabilities, employers, advocates, service providers, and others with information which will enable and encourage them to participate in public debate (public information) on issues affecting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
To develop better understanding by persons with disabilities of: rehabilitation, training, and placement services available to them, and encourage persons with disabilities to utilize these services.
Act as a clearing house (source of information) for information related to persons with disabilities.
To carry out other related duties as may be assigned by the mayors.

For more information, contact:
The Bryan-College Station Mayors’ Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities	c/o Texas Rehabilitation Commission 1115 Welsh Ave., Suite B College Station, Texas 77840 (979) 272-2316 e-mail to info@bcsmc.com
The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities	P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-5739 (512) 463-5746 (TDD) (512) 463-5745 (Fax) e-mail to ccounts@governor.state.tx.us
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (Department of Labor)	U.S. Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 (202) 376-6200 (202) 693-6205 (TDD) (202) 376-6219 (Fax)

Some Sources of Information and Assistance

STATE:

Texas Online

The Governor

Texas Commission for Human Rights, Employment, and Housing	(512) 837-8534
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitive Services	(979) 693-8804 State Office (512) 483-4000
Division of Blind Services	(979) 696-9610 State Office 1-800-628-5115
Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Research Construction Projects in Your Community Texas Accessibility Standards w/Diagrams	1-800-803-9202
Relay Texas	1-800-735-2988 TDD 1-800-735-2989
Veterans Information: Disabled American Veterans	(817) 757-6350
Voting Info. (Special needs)	1-800-252-8683 TDD 1-800-735-2989
Texas State Senator Info.	(512) 463-0100
Texas State Representative Info.	(512) 463-4630
The Coalition of Texans w/Disabilities (CTD) e-mail to ctd@io.com	V/TDD (512) 478-3366

FEDERAL:

Your
Senators

Your
Representatives

Job Accommodation Network (JAN) ADA Related Documents through JAN	1-800-526-7234
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC and the ADA The ADA: A Small Business Handbook on Employment	1-800-669-4000 TDD 1-800-669-6820
U.S Attorney General	(202) 514-0301 TDD (202) 514-0381
U.S. Department of Justice U.S. DOJ ADA Home Page U.S. DOJ ADA Publications	1-800-514-0301 TDD 1-800-514-0383
U.S. Department of Transportation	(202) 366-1656 TDD (202) 366-4567
Federal Communication Commission	(202) 632-7260 TDD (202) 632-6999
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board	1-800-872-2253 TDD 1-800-993-2822
IRS Web Site Search for Form 8826 and Publication 535 Business Expense Deductions (PDF files, see Costs You Can Deduct or Capitalize)	1-800-829-1040 TDD 1-800-829-4059

OTHER:

www.ada.gov

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) All DBTAC publications	V/TDD 1-800-949-4232
Disability Rights Education and Defense Funds	V/TDD 1-800-466-4232
Access By Design Web Site ADA Accessibility Guideline (ADAAG) figures ADA info and more

To get more information on disability related issues use an INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE. Using the term "disability" or some variation of it and combining it with another more specific word, such as "employment" should connect you with information sources.

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