Alternatives, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1993 Page: FRONT COVER
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Spring 1993 Voh 1, No 1
Timely information for employers and job seekers wt disi./liies
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PROCLAMATION
Alternatives is a quarterly
newsletter published by
Gateway Industries, vocational
work center of the Laredo State
Center/TXMHMR. The focus of
this publication is to promote
the hiring of persons with dis-
abilities by employers in the
community through public
awareness and the continued
sharing of information.
This is a project of the
Texas Planning Council for
Developmental Disabilities
funded by the Texas
Rehabilitation Commission.
EDITOR:
Ernesto A. Santos
Director, Gateway Industries
COLUMN EDITOR
Zulema Lopez
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Fermin Vasquez
Job Developer,
Gateway Industries
DESIGNER
Jose A. Garcia
Graphitiks Advertising DesignMAYOR
Mayor Saul Ramirez signed a city proclamation
October 1st, 1992, designating the month of October
as National Disabilities Employment AwarenessMonth (NDEAM) in Laredo.
IS ceremony is renewed each year as a symbol of commitment by the city of
Laredo in working to enhance the lives of all citizens with disabilities.
Present at the signing of the proclamation were Delores V. Rodriguez, Laredo
State Center Director, Tim Brown, Ph. D, LSC Consumer Services Administrator,
and Zulema Lopez, Gateway Indus:ries Vocational Coordinator. The mayor present-
ed the proclamation to Melissa Cantu and Roberto Trevino vocational program par-
ticipants at Gateway Industries.
Each year the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities issues a press release featuring the latest issues to confront
those who are striving to increase the availability of employment opportu-
nities for individuals with disabilities. The main focus for this year is:"The successful implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and its mark on American businesses
is the focus for National Disabilities
Employment Awareness Month -
October 1992.
Business leaders, service providers,
labor union representatives, advocacy
groups, and people with disabilities
throughout the nation are working together to
create a change."4
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