Disability council calls for leadership, inclusion nominees

The Governor's Council on Disability is accepting nominations for its 2nd annual Youth Leadership and 23rd annual Inclusion awards. Deadline for nominations is Dec. 1.

The Youth Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding Missouri youth (age 18 to 30) with a disability who has demonstrated leadership by making a difference in their community. Youths with disabilities can be nominated at disability.mo.gov/gcd.

The Inclusion Award is presented annually to recognize and honor a Missouri resident, organization, business or state or local government that illustrates excellence in leadership for the "best of the best inclusion practices." Innovative universal design and assistive technology concepts that incorporate people with disabilities also may be submitted. The nomination form and criteria are available at disability.mo.gov/gcd/inclwin.htm.

Nominations may be submitted online, via fax (573-526-4109), email (gcd@oa.mo.gov) or mail: Governor's Council on Disability, P.O. Box 1668, Jefferson City, MO 65102. The award presentations will be at the Power Up conference in April in Columbia.

For more information, contact the Governor's Council on Disability at 800-877-8249.