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Emcee Lori Tucker at KAEC’s 2012
Disability Employment Awareness Breakfast<\/p><\/div>\n

The Knoxville Area Employment Consortium (KAEC) hosted their annual Disability Employment Awareness Breakfast <\/strong><\/span>at the Downtown Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 22, 2012. This year\u2019s breakfast was chaired by Tina Jones, DRS Corporate Connections and emceed by WATE TV\u2019s Lori Tucker<\/strong>. This was the second year Ms. Tucker served as the emcee for the Breakfast. In addition, Mayor Madeline Rogero<\/strong> attended this breakfast and presented a proclamation publicly recognizing the month of October as Disability Employment Awareness Month.<\/p>\n

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Speakers Fiona Hawks (left) and Mayor Madeline Rogero (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

This year\u2019s featured speaker was Fiona Hawks<\/strong> out of Nashville, TN.\u00a0 Fiona has Downs Syndrome but she certainly hasn\u2019t let that diagnosis hold her back.\u00a0 She lives independently, drives her own car to work, and enjoys working a full-time job with benefits.\u00a0 Fiona attributed much of her success to the support of her parents and the early intervention programs they enrolled her in.<\/p>\n

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Recognized at this event was KAEC’s Rudy Sullivan Award Winner<\/span>: Sarah Welton<\/strong>.\u00a0 Each year the Rudy Sullivan Award is bestowed to a person with a disability who has achieved employment success through exceptional motivation and persistence.<\/p>\n

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2012 Rudy Sullivan Award Winner
Sara Welton (center) with her parents<\/p><\/div>\n

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month<\/strong> \u2013 a highlight of the month is a program called Disability Mentoring Day<\/strong> <\/span>(DMD).\u00a0 DMD gives students and job seekers with disabilities the opportunity to be matched with workplace mentors according to their expressed career interests.\u00a0 Mentees experience a typical day on the job and learn how to prepare to enter the world of work.\u00a0 Employers gain an increased awareness that people with disabilities represent an overlooked talent pool.\u00a0 DMD is a program of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).<\/p>\n

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KAEC Board and members with Fiona Hawk and her father
KAEC Chair – Tina Jones, DRS Corporate Connections<\/p><\/div>\n

The Knoxville Area Employment Consortium\u00a0<\/strong>Steering Committee facilitates DMD each year.\u00a0 This year KAEC matched over 80 students and job seekers with disabilities with 12 different companies. The following companies participated as Mentors for Disability Mentoring Day in 2012:<\/p>\n

Bearden United Methodist Child Care<\/p>\n

City of Knoxville<\/p>\n

Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/p>\n

KNoxville Convention Center<\/p>\n

Marriott Business Services<\/p>\n

Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n

Ridgeview Resources<\/p>\n

Sam’s Club East<\/p>\n

Sam’s Club West<\/p>\n

SunTrust<\/p>\n

Walgreens<\/p>\n

WATE TV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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