VIRGINIA BEACH — The Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities is seeking nominations from the community for its 2019 annual awards.
The awards recognize individuals, businesses and service organizations that have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to improving and enriching the lives disabled residents of Virginia Beach.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Nov. 30.
The award recipients are chosen from nominations from the community for individuals and groups that have impacted the lives of Virginia Beach residents with disabilities in a positive manner.
Each recipient exemplifies the best of the Beach and has made significant contributions in time and resources to ensure that people with disabilities have full integration in the community in which they live, according to the city.
The award nomination form can be found and completed online at the committee’s webpage.
People who do not have access to the Internet can use a computer at any Virginia Beach Public Library. Computers at the Bayside and Central library locations have assistive devices to make the Internet accessible for people with impaired vision, according to a news release from the city.
A printed application can be obtained at any Virginia Beach Public Library.
The completed application can be e-mailed to the ADA Coordinator at [email protected] or mailed to the Office of the Mayor, Municipal Center, Building One, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9000.
Those with questions can call 757-385-4134.
