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Triangle Access Awards Presentation and Reception Honors Community Leaders and Commemorates the Americans with Disabilities Act
Awards honor leaders in the Greater Triangle Area who improve the lives of people with disabilities.

RALEIGH, NC (July 16, 2015) - The Triangle Access Awards Presentation and Reception, hosted by the Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living (Alliance), will honor people, businesses and organizations for their work in increasing awareness and improving access for people with disabilities.

The event will also feature North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, M.D., who will address the guests and present a proclamation from Governor Pat McCrory.

When: Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Where: Museum of Natural Sciences
121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603

Time: 6:30 PM

Why: The awards presentation and reception honors community leaders who working to break barriers for people with disabilities in areas such as communication, technology, architecture, universal access and attitudinal barriers.

Interviews:
• DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos, MD
• Rene Cummins, executive director of Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living
• Chris Egan, executive director of the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Triangle Access Awards recipients
• Community leaders and guests

About the Alliance of Disability Advocates:

Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living (Alliance), is committed to assisting people with disabilities to live independently and become productive full participants in society. For more information on Alliance, visit www.alliancecil.org

About the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities:

The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities works collaboratively to benefit people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. The Council helps assure their participation in the design of and access to needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity and inclusion in all areas of community life. The Council identifies problems facing its community through its five-year planning process and it funds innovative projects and initiatives that promote the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act for all North Carolinians. For more information on NCCDD, visit www.nccdd.org
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