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St. Lawrence NYSARC Employee Honored as "Outstanding Performer" by NYSID |
Kent Truax |
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In
honor of October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month,
St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org),
announced that employee Kent Truax of Ogdensburg was awarded as an "Outstanding Performer" by New York State Industries for the
Disabled, Inc. (NYSID.) St. Lawrence NYSARC is proud to recognize Truax, who has worked as part of the Agency's Seaway Industries Mobile Crew at various locations including Hamilton Hall at St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center as a custodian for three years. NYSID's
Joslin Award Program honors people with disabilities whose work on NYSID
contracts is outstanding. Truax
is one of the forty people state-wide who is being honored for his
personal success through employment on a NYSID preferred source
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This
recognition comes in conjunction with October's National Disability
Awareness Month, a federally mandated designation that calls attention
to the issues people with disabilities face, including improving
employment opportunities, accommodation, transportation, and expanding
services. For
36 years, Lawrence NYSARC has made it a priority to help employers
realize that people with disabilities are a vital part of the workforce.
Through various programs, the Agency teaches people the daily
living, job and social skills needed to manage successfully at home and
in the community. Today, St. Lawrence NYSARC's facility-based and supported work services are providing employment services to more than 290 people with disabilities. To learn more about employment programs for people with disabilities or to get information on National Disability Employment Awareness Month, contact St. Lawrence NYSARC at 315-379-9531. |
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