Call for Applications for 2008 Hearne and Betts Awards

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE 2008 PAUL G. HEARNE/AAPD LEADERSHIP
AWARDS (due: Sept. 21, 2007)

The Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards program was established
to identify and support emerging leaders with disabilities who
will carry on the disability rights movement. Administered by
AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation,
the 2008 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards identifies up to
two emerging leaders with disabilities to each receive $10,000 to
help them continue their progress as leaders. These individuals
will also have an opportunity to meet and network with national
disability leaders at the annual AAPD Leadership Gala in
Washington, DC in the spring. Applications are available from
www.AAPD.com.

Apply by: Friday, September 21, 2007.

Questions and submissions for the Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership
Awards program to: aapdhearne@aol.com.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THE 2008 HENRY B. BETTS AWARD
(due: Tuesday, October 9, 2007)

The Henry B. Betts Award program, administered by AAPD, was
created by the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago in 1989 to annually honor individuals who
have, in the course of their work, helped to lead the societal
transformation that is producing dramatically better outcomes and
higher expectations for the diverse groups that make up the
disability community in the United States and around the world.
Typically, one outstanding living individual is selected each year
to receive The Henry B. Betts Award with an unrestricted $50,000
cash award at AAPD's annual Leadership Gala in Washington, D.C.
Nominations are available from www.AAPD.com.

Nominations are due: Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

Questions and submissions for the Henry B. Betts Award program to:
aapdbetts@aol.com.

SOURCE: AAPD