2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. To celebrate and promote the landmark legislation, several Utah agencies and organizations have gathered together to promote the event throughout the year.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Out of the Darkness Walk
When you participate in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.
As the leader in the fight against suicide, and thanks to walkers like you from cities across the country, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
Join the Utah walk, Saturday, September 19, at Liberty Park.
Register online.
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| Past participants of the Out of Darkness Walk. |
As the leader in the fight against suicide, and thanks to walkers like you from cities across the country, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
Join the Utah walk, Saturday, September 19, at Liberty Park.
Register online.
ADA 25 Celebration and Golden Key Awards Recap
Recap of Sept. 3, 2015
Utah ADA 25 Celebration
"All you need is a chance," Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said during his acceptance speech at the Utah ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Hatch was awarded the ADA Legacy Award by the disability community of Utah including Gov. Gary Herbert, the Independent Living Council and the Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities. The Senator helped create and pass the ADA in 1990 alongside Senator Ted Kennedy.
Sen. Hatch at the Utah ADA 25 celebration. #utahADA25 pic.twitter.com/7NrtfPORoX
— Utah ADA 25 (@utahADA25) September 4, 2015
The event kicked off with a public reception.
Good4Utah team at the reception.
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| Leah Lobato, the Governor's Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities, with Utah State Office of Rehab. |
Golden Key Awards
These awards are given every year by the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. to Utah employers who promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The award ceremony was introduced by Gov. Herbert.The 2015 winners are: |
| Larry H. Miller Group, Freedom Award Winners |
Medium employer: NOVAGROUP
Ace Award: Moore's Family Restaurant
Freedom Award: The Larry H. Miller Group
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| A representative from Richfield's Wendy's accepts the Golden Key Award. |
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| Employees from Wendy's of Richfield with their Golden Key Award. Congrats! |
A special thanks to Amanda Dickson, KSL Radio Personality for emceeing the event.
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| Amanda Dickson of KSL Radio |
Also a thank you to the generous sponsors for making the celebration possible:
Gold Key Sponsors:
- Salt Lake County Library Services
- Walmart
- Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
- KSL News Radio
- Good4Utah
Silver Key Sponsors:
- Action medical research for children
- Goldman Sachs
- Utah Statewide Independent Living Council
- PARC
- Wells Fargo
- National Federation of the Blind
- Stacy and Witbeck
- Associated Food Stores
- Utah KIDS Foundation
- LeCroissant Catering
Bronze Key Sponsors:
- Smithfield
- Questar
- Colombus
- Zions Bank
- Easter Seals/Goodwill
- Utah Disability Law Center
- Utah Developmental Disability Council
- Utah Parent Center
- Dept.of Workforce Services
- Center for Persons with Disabilities at USU
- Epilepsy Ass. of Utah
- Utah Dept. of Human Services
- Sego Lily Center
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
CDC: Disability impacts all of us
Text Version: Disability Impacts all of us.
Communities
Livelihood
Health
A snapshot of disability in the United States.
22 percent of adults in the United States have some type of disability. Graphic of the United States.
The percentage of people living with disabilities in each state is highest in the Southeast. Graphic of the Southeastern United States.
Percentage of adults with select functional disability types:
13 percent of people with a disability have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
10.6 percent of people with a disability have a cognition disability with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions.
6.5 percent of people with a disability have an independent living disability with difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping.
4.6 percent of people with a disability have a vision disability with blindness or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses.
3.6 percent of people with a disability have a self-care disability with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Disability and communities.
Disability is especially common in these two groups, women and minorites.
1 in 4 women has a disability.
3 in 10 non-Hispanic Americans have a disability.
Disability costs 400 billion dollars per year in health care expenditures.
Disability and livelihood.
Nearly half of those with an annual household income of less than 15,000 dollars reported a disability.
1 in 3 unemployed adults who are able to work reported a disability.
4 in 10 adults who have not completed high school reported a disability.
Disability and health.
Adults with disabilities are more likely to be obese, smoke, have high blood pressure and be inactive:
38.4 percent of adults with a disability are obese while 24.4 percent of adults without a disability are obese.
30.3 percent of adults with a disability smoke while 16.7 percent of adults without a disability smoke.
41.7 percent of adults with a disability have high blood pressure while 26.3 percent of adults without a disability have high blood pressure.
36.3 percent of adults with a disability are inactive while 23.9 percent of adults with a disability are inactive.
Adults with disabilities are 3 times more likely to have heart disease, stroke, diabetes or cancer.
Making a difference.
Public health is for all of us.
Join CDC and its partners as we work together to improve the health of people with disabilities.
CDC and its partners work together to improve the lives of people with disabilities by:
Promoting healthy living,
Monitoring public health data
Research and reducing health disparities
Building inclusive health program
Supporting national and state programs.
Brought to you by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. The Division of Human Development and Disability.
For more information go to: www.cdc.gov/disabilities/
Contact us: disabilityandhealthbranch@cdc.gov
Follow us on Twitter @cdc_ncbddd
NAMI Utah Walk: Hope Starts with You!
Location: Liberty Park
Date: Saturday, Sept.12, 2015
Distance: 5K
Check-in: 8:30 am
Start Time: 10:00 am
For more information about this event, please contact:
Walk Manager Name - Francisca Blanc
Walk Manager Email - franciscab@namiut.org
Walk Manager Phone - 801-869-2882
Please mail Matching Gifts and Offline Donations to:
NAMI Utah
1600 West 2200 South Suite 202
West Valley City, Utah 84119
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