Disability Rights and Resources

CONTACT INFORMATION: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
703-324-7948 TTY 711
Disability Rights and Resources, 12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708
Fairfax, VA 22035
Trina Mayhan-Webb
Director

Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Awards – Nomination Information

The Fairfax Area – Disability Services Board’s Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Awards are presented annually to recognize people, businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and other organizations that excel in demonstrating a commitment to promoting equal rights and community inclusion for people with disabilities in the Fairfax area and how people with disabilities have significantly benefitted from their efforts.

2021 Nomination Information

Do you know an individual or organization that excels in providing equal rights and community inclusion for people with disabilities in the Fairfax area?

Nominate them for the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board’s 2021 Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Awards! Nominations are due by Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 at 5 p.m.

Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Awards Winners will be:

  • Honored for demonstrating a commitment to promoting equal rights and community inclusion for people with disabilities in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax or Falls Church.
  • Presented at an annual awards ceremony on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. (location to be determined).

Three Awards Categories

  • Individual: Individual whose work has benefited the lives of persons with disabilities in the Fairfax area.
  • Group: A business, non-profit, or organization that has worked to benefit the lives of persons with disabilities in the Fairfax area.
  • Self-Advocate: Individual who has been a strong self-advocate or worked to better the lives of persons with disabilities in the Fairfax area.

    Nominees may self-nominate or be nominated by another individual or organization.

Requirements

  • Demonstration of a commitment to promoting equal rights and community inclusion for people with disabilities in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax or Falls Church.
  • Demonstration of how people with disabilities have significantly benefitted from their efforts.

2021 Nomination Form

How to Submit a Nomination*

Step 1:  Highlight and copy the following nomination form (listed after these steps in the section titled 2021 Nomination Form) into a new email message.

Step 2:  In that new email message, answer each nomination question.

Step 3:  After all nomination questions have been answered, send the email to Disability Rights with the subject line: Martha Glennan 2021.

*Would you prefer to submit your nomination through a form? Download the file** and follow the directions outlined.
**Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request reasonable accommodations or to receive this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-5868 or TTY 711.

Note: Nomination deadline is Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 by 5 p.m.

2021 Nomination Form

Fairfax Area Disability Services Board’s 2021 Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Awards

  1. Nomination for an individual or organization?
     
  2. Name of individual or organization being nominated?
     
  3. Type of organization (if applicable): Nonprofit, Government Agency, Business, Other?
     
  4. Contact information for individual or organization: Name, Email, Phone?
     
  5. Contact information for the person who is nominating the individual or organization: Name, Email, Phone?

Please tell us about this individual or organization’s demonstrated success promoting full inclusion and equality for people with disabilities to thrive in the community.

Based on your/the nominee's work to date, how do you think it has changed or enhanced, and will change/enhance, opportunities for people with disabilities so that they can actively participate in employment, housing, transportation, political, social and/or recreational opportunities within the community?

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