The City of Kingston will be hosting a public ceremony next week to announce winners of the 2016 Celebrating Accessibility Awards.
Winners will be recognized in Memorial Hall at City Hall on Thursday, December 1st between 1 pm and 3 pm.
“All our nominees deserve to be celebrated. Join us at City Hall on December first for the Celebrating Accessibility Awards – recognizing the people and organizations that make Kingston more accessible and inclusive,” said community projects manager, Julie Salter-Keane.
The public is invited to attend the free ceremony (webpage detailing the event requests interested people RSVP here) which will also include a screening of Anna-Karina Tabunar’s film, Talent Untapped.
Produced and directed by Tabanur, a broadcast journalist formerly with CJOH news, the documentary shares personal success stories of people with disabilities finding meaningful work.
This year the award will be presented in seven categories, chosen from the following nominees:
Built Environment
• Duncan McArthur Hall, Queen’s University
• Kingston Community Health Centres, 263 Weller Ave. and 115 Barrack St.
• Richardson Stadium, Queen’s University
• Utilities Kingston, 85 Lappan’s Lane
Customer Service
• Debbie Holdich, Service Dog Trainer, Kingston 4 Paws
• Kimberly Sutherland Mills, Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Education
• Laura Elizabeth Harrison, Queen’s University
• James McNutt, GoPro Camera Journey Sequence Video #1
• Heidi Penning, Queen’s University
Employment
• Dolphin Digital Technologies Inc., Disabilities Mentoring Day
• J. E. Agnew Food Services Ltd. (Tim Hortons)
• Sandra Jn. Panel, Life Enrichment Coordinator, Rideaucrest Home
• World Financial Group, Ryan Cirella and Jarrod Stearns
Recreation
• Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Client/Caregiver Recreational Outings (and Dementia Friendly Training)
• KAMHA Special Needs Hockey, Rob Chapman
• Kingston Blind Curlers, Dr. John Stalker
• Kingston Yacht Club, Able Sail Kingston
• K.O.A. Campground, Patrick and Amanda Wagner
• Tigers Can Kick Program, Robert Cumming, Jung Do Martial Arts Academy
Volunteer
• Monika Cook, Circle of Friends, Music and Drama
• David Grightmire, Stop Gap Kingston
• Helen Killen, Kingston Blind Curlers
• Peter Rose and Seniors Association Kingston, carpenter volunteers
Other
• Victor Carquez and Seniors Association Kingston
• Home Cardiographics, Hotel Dieu Hospital
• Kingston Shriners Club, Dr. Kent Winterstein
• Tara McCallan, Happy Soul Project
• Emily Osborne and Ashley Kim, Accessibility Queen’s Sexuality x Disability Summit
For more information on this year’s nominees, visit the City of Kingston webpage.
Photo source: Eventbrite.ca
