[Archived] ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia Presents Alexandria with Lifetime Achievement Award

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
December 27, 2004
PIO 308-04/rdo

ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia
Presents Alexandria with Lifetime Achievement Award
Prestigious Award Is Second Granted In 23 Years

The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) has presented the City of Alexandria and the Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors the City and the commission for expanding the rights and services of individuals with disabilities in Alexandria and Northern Virginia. Alexandria was recognized for providing outstanding leadership and establishing standards and services in the areas of human rights, employment, bus and paratransit transportation services; and accessibility to streets and traffic signals, polling areas and voting machines, public and private facilities, housing, recreation, education and other social services.

The City Council appoints the members of the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities. The commission researches programs and legislation relating to the physically and mentally handicapped and advises City Council and members of the community about these programs and laws. It serves as the local Disabilities Services Board and a forum for the disabled.

The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia is a community-based resource and advocacy center that is managed by and for people with disabilities. Founded in the spring of 1981, the organization seeks to empower people with disabilities to live independently. The ECNV promotes an independent living philosophy and equal access for all persons with disabilities.

The ECNV has only granted the prestigious award one other time in the organization’s 23-year history.

For more information on the award, call Chet Avery of the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities at 703.549.4617.

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