EMPLOYMENT ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FEATURED ON NEW LEAD CENTER WEBSITE
October 24, 2012 | EAPD Press Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FEATURED ON NEW LEAD CENTER WEBSITE
October 24, 2012 | EAPD Press Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities
Receives Prestigious Lex Frieden Employment Award
Dr. Lex Frieden
Houston, Texas | October 24, 2012
The EAPD was chosen by the Texas Governor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities as the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lex Frieden Employment Award in the Martha Arbuckle Category --which recognizes the SINGLE most innovative organization/committee and project in the state of Texas that has transformed the lives of job seekers with disabilities. EAPD activities include educating employers on how to meet their workforce and market needs by attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and guiding businesses strategies to expand diversity and recruiting efforts by outreaching, hiring and retaining people with disabilities, older Americans and wounded warriors.
The EAPD was chosen by the Texas Governor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities as the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lex Frieden Employment Award in the Martha Arbuckle Category --which recognizes the SINGLE most innovative organization/committee and project in the state of Texas that has transformed the lives of job seekers with disabilities. EAPD activities include educating employers on how to meet their workforce and market needs by attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and guiding businesses strategies to expand diversity and recruiting efforts by outreaching, hiring and retaining people with disabilities, older Americans and wounded warriors.
Accepting the 2012 Lex Frieden Employment Award in the Martha Arbuckle Category: Members of the Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities and Dr. Lex Frieden at the 2012 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Ceremony. Front Row Middle: Co-Founder and Co-Chairs Darren Bates and Cindy Del Toro with Dr. Lex Frieden. Left to Right: EAPD Members Estella Rivera, Viola Monrreal, Caren Cornelius, Blanca Garza, Ernest Herrera, James Arrisola (light green shirt).
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The Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities is a non-partisan, non-profit organization working to ensure the highest success and independence of Americans with disabilities. We focus on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities and empowering business performance by leveraging best practices in diversity and disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace. To learn more, visit the EAPD Web site: eapd.weebly.com.