Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!yale!bunker!wtm From: zippy@bklyn.bitnet (Tzipporah Ben Avraham) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: The Americans with Disabilities Act Award Message-ID: <15022@handicap.news> Date: 19 Apr 91 03:01:18 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.isc-br.com Reply-To: zippy@bklyn.bitnet (Tzipporah Ben Avraham) Lines: 38 Approved: wtm@hcap.fidonet.org Index Number: 15022 This is the text of the award I got today. I want to share it with everyone: The Americans with Disabilities Act Award The Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities Congratulates Tzipporah Benavraham On Her Outstanding Contributions to the Enactment of The World's First Comprehensive Civil Rights Law for People with Disabilities Congressman Major R. Owens Chairman House Subcommittee on Select Education Elizebeth Boggs Co-Chairperson Justin Dart Chairperson Lex Frieden Co-ordinator This was presented to me today by Justin Dart, Commissioner of the President's Commission on Employment of Persons with Disabilities at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan at Expo 91. This was presented in front of 150 people at a luncheon in the awardees honor! I am proud to share this with all of you!