2010 Director's Community Inclusion Awards
The Developmental Disabilities Supports Division seeks nominations for the 2010 Director’s Community Inclusion Awards for July 2009 – June 2010. Award nominations has been extended to Wednesday December 8, 2010 and must be received by mail or fax by the Regional Director (attach a copy of this page to your submission).

Anyone may submit an Award Nomination Success Story about adult New Mexicans with developmental disabilities using the forms (in a separate document) specific to each category listed above. A signed authorization form to photograph, interview, write and publish images and stories (see attachment) must also be attached to each award nomination form.

We Need Your Nominations!  

The award categories are Self-Employment, Entered Community Employment from Adult Habilitation, Community Employer/Employee Partnership, Community Based Adult Habilitation Services, Individual Community Membership and Full Community Inclusion and Employment Champion. Click here to see nomination announcement.

Self-Employment
Use this form to nominate:

• Business Owner of the Year: a person with developmental disabilities who achieved successful self-employment (i.e., started his/her self-owned business)
• Outstanding Employee: Business Owner of the Year: the individual who most supported this person to self-employment (the 2008 winner was a direct support staff member)

2010 Self-Employment Community Inclusion Directors Awards

Entered Community Employment From Adult Habilitation
Use this form to nominate:

• Community Employment, Employee Success of the Year
• Successful Transition to Community Employment from Adult Habilitation Services: Team Support to Success

2010 Employment From Adult Habilitation Community Inclusion Directors Awards

Community Employer/Employee Partnership
Use this form to nominate:

• Community Employer/Employee Partnership:  Employee Success of the Year
• Community Employer/Employee Partnership: Employer of the Year

2010 Community Employer-Employee Partnership

Community-Based Adult Habilitation Services
Use this form to nominate:

• Community-Based Adult Habilitation Promising Practices, Provider Success:  an organization that successfully offers Adult Habilitation Services in the community.
• Community Promising Practice, Individual Success of the Year: An individual who chooses and benefits from these community-based services

2010 Community-Based Adult Habilitation Community Inclusion Directors Awards

Individual Community Membership
Use this form to nominate:

• Successful Community Member of the Year
• Best Team Support for Successful Community Membership

2010 Individual Community Membership Directors Awards

Full Community Inclusion
Use this form to nominate:

• Successful Community Citizen of the Year
• Best Team Support for Full Community Inclusion

2010 Full Community Inclusion Directors Awards

Employment Champion
Use this form to nominate:

• Case Manager, Employment Champion
• Therapist, Employment Champion
• Family Member/Guardian, Employment Champion
• Direct Support Staff Member

2010 Employment Champion Community Inclusion Directors Awards

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