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ANNUAL AWARDS PRO~RAM <br /> <br /> N.O.D. with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, co-sponsors a <br /> $25,000 annual community awards competition. Community partners <br /> are invited to enter. <br /> <br /> By recognizing your outstanding disability programs and your <br /> progress in reaching your goals, we encourage replication of the <br /> best ideas by towns, cities and counties across the country. <br /> <br /> Each year, cash awards are made to towns, cities and counties <br /> nationwide for outstanding achievement. Community partners <br /> automatically receive the application in plenty of time for <br /> submitting entries. <br /> <br /> COSTS IN BECOMING A COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH N.0.D. <br /> <br /> There is no cost for a community to become a N.O.D.' community <br /> partner. <br /> <br />HOW YOUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH N.O.D. <br /> <br />You and your community become a part of a national network <br />committed to increasing participation of persons with disabilities <br />in the mainstream of American life. <br /> <br />You have instant access to information about federal disability <br />legislation - what's going on in Washington. <br /> <br />You receive our quarterly newsletter, REPORT, with "Update" on the <br />successes of other partners. It lets you know what they are doing. <br /> <br />You receive technical assistance on request, "how-to" materials, <br />and direct referral to other partners with programs similar to <br />yours for networking and exchange of ideas. <br /> <br />You receive press releases for use in local media and benefit from <br />our national' advertising campaign'promoting awareness and positive <br />public attitudes towards persons with disabilities. <br /> <br />N.O.D. HOT LINE <br /> <br />N.O.D. maintains a toll-free 800 number as a service to all persons <br />concerned. This number is 1-800-24S-ABLE. Calls are taken 24 <br />hours a day and returned during business hours. Information about <br />N.O.D. as well as referral information is provided. <br /> <br /> ISNtT IT TIME TO GET II4~0LVEDT <br /> <br /> <br />