I know this is very short notice but, here it is if anyone is interested....
Beth the OT
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Subject: [SAL] Youth Essay Contest : A D A
Subject: Youth Essay Contest : A D A
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Announcement of Youth Essay Contest Sponsored
by the Presidential Task Force on the Employment
of Adults with Disabilities
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In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
in October, the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), and the 25th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), the Presidential Task Force on the Employment
of Adults with Disabilities is sponsoring an essay contest open to youth
of all ages, with and without disabilities.
There will be five award categories:
elementary (Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6);
middle ( Grades 7-9);
secondary (Grades 10-12); and
post-secondary (Youth in Transition).
To enter, youth in the elementary and middle school categories
will be required to write an essay of up to 250 words, and youth
in the secondary and post-secondary categories will be required
to write an essay of up to 500 words addressing one of the following
questions:
1. Why my life is better because of the ADA ?
2. How will the ADA Help to Prepare Me for
What I Want to Do When I Grow Up?
3. What Should Be Done to Address Remaining Attitudinal
Barriers Toward People with Disabilities?
Essays will be judged by the following criteria:
1. Appropriateness of Content
2. Originality
3. Clarity
The deadline for submission of essays is October 15, 2000.
Entries must be submitted electronically to :
Basha-Rhonda @ dol . gov
Basha-Rhonda @ d o l . g o v
or mailed or provided in other alternative formats by no later than
October 15, 2000 to:
Presidential Task Force on the Employment
of Adults with Disabilities
Essay Contest
200 Constitution Ave, N.W., Rm. S-2220
Washington, D.C. 20210
Attention: Rhonda Basha
PRIZE INFORMATION
The top three winners in the elementary and middle school categories
will receive $300, $200, and $100 respectively.
The top three winners in the secondary and post-secondary categories,
will be awarded savings bonds or cash prizes of $500, $400, and $300
respectively. In addition, a gift made in the winner=92s name will be
awarded to the educational institution of the winner=92s choice in the
same denomination.
Classes and teams of children with and without disabilities are
encouraged to submit joint entries.
Winners will be announced on National Disability Mentoring Day,
Wednesday, October 25, 2000.
Winning entries will be displayed on the disability.gov web page from
October 25 until November 25, 2000.
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