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ODEP News Release: [11/17/2004]
Contact Name: Jane
Norris or Michael Volpe
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x7909
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Recognizes Recipients
of
Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award at Award
Ceremony
Secretary of Labor’s New Freedom
Initiative Award Recognizes Achievements of People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON—Five businesses, three non-profits, and one
National Football League player today received the Secretary of Labor's annual
New Freedom Initiative Award for
service to people with disabilities.
“President Bush wants all Americans to have the opportunity to
develop skills and engage in productive work,” said U.S. Secretary of
Labor Elaine L. Chao. “Recipients of the Secretary of Labor's New
Freedom Initiative Award recognize the value that persons with
disabilities bring to the workplace and that wisdom is reflected in their daily
actions and operations.”
The Secretary of Labor's New Freedom
Initiative Award recognizes exemplary and innovative efforts to
train, recruit and hire people with disabilities and to incorporate the
principles of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative. Introduced in
2001, the New Freedom Initiative is a comprehensive
set of proposals designed to give people with disabilities the opportunity to
fully participate in all aspects of community life, including employment.
Awardees were honored by Secretary Chao at a departmental ceremony.
Biographies on the awardees and additional information can be found at
www.dol.gov/odep/newfreedom/nfi04.htm.
The awardees were:
INDIVIDUAL:
- Michael John Maslowski, Linebacker
Kansas City Chiefs, Overland
Park, Kansas
NON-PROFITS :
- Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
Washington, DC
- Project SEARCH
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Salt Lake Community College Skills Center
Projects With Industry
Salt Lake City, Utah
BUSINESSES:
- A & F Wood Products
Howell, Michigan
- Hewlett- Packard Company
Palo Alto, California
- MBNA America Bank, N.A.
Wilmington, Delaware
- Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, Washington
- SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
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