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Awards for Advocates (Disabilities)

  • FilmPossible 2010 Winners 
    Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital, with a vision to create a world of possibility for kids with disability. They called on the public to create short videos with the theme “bringing visibility to disability.”  The public voted for their favorite videos, with the following results:

  • 1st Prize: Taryn Green for: The Triangle Girl Retold
    2nd Prize: Brigitte Patenaude for: Does it Really Matter
    3rd Prize: Tammy Embrey for: Kiesha’s Story

  • Honourable mentions go to Graeme Mislan, Jeremy McCracken and Joseph Park/Matthew Carvalho/Thomas Passilidis for their videos.  Congratulations to all contestants!

  • HSC Foundation Announces Winner of 2010 Advocates in Disability Award (5/4/10)
    The award celebrates individuals ages 14 – 26 who set the standard for the next generation of disability advocates. The $10,000 award will be presented to Lacy Pittman for the development of a contest called, "My Generation: Youth, the ADA and Art."

  • Arizona Disability Advocate Among 10 Americans to Receive National Award (10/8/09)
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the selection of David Carey, chair of Inspire Human Services Co-op in Phoenix, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. He is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.  Carey, who became a quadriplegic following a gunshot accident in 1989, has been a tireless advocate for health care access for the disabled. He is being honored for his work as chair of Inspire Co-op, which helps people with disabilities to lead independent lives, and for his activism to assure safe public transportation options for persons with physical disabilities. Carey led the creation of Inspire Co-op—one of the first self-directed cooperatives in the United States—that gives members the power to better manage services such as habilitation and attendant care while sharing in the ownership and guidance of the company. He also helped the organization secure long-term contracts to provide services to people with disabilities.