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The Florida Grantor, Winter 2007

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The Able Trust Receives National Honor of Exceptional Leader

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, The Able Trust was awarded the title of the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) 2007 Exceptional Partner Award. The award was given during the 2007 National USBLN Conference in Orlando. The recognition was part of the USBLN's annual Exceptional Leadership Awards, which recognizes innovative employers, chapters and partners that emulate disability best practices.

The Able Trust received the Exceptional Partner Award for its outstanding support of the Florida BLN chapters. In 1998, The Able Trust established the Florida BLN as an information clearinghouse to promote diversity employment policies that include persons with disabilities and to provide businesses with disability employment resources. Since then more than 1,200 Florida employers have joined the Florida BLN and The Able Trust has been working to grow the local chapters and to promote the network.

For more information about the Florida Business Leadership Network, please visit www.floridabln.org. To learn more about the USBLN conference, please visit www.usbln. org.

ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility

The ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility will take place Jan. 31, 2008 and Feb. 1, 2008. This exciting two-day event is designed to help large corporations, government agencies and educational institutions derive business value through accessibility. For more information, please visit www.atia.org.

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The Family Café Receives Federal Grant

The Family Café has been awarded a three-year grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities with the US Department of Health and Human Services to create a Youth Information, Training and Resource Center in Florida.

The intent of the program is to provide assistance and training to youth and emerging youth leaders with disabilities as they navigate their transition from educational settings to the workplace and the adult world. Through a combination of peer mentoring, professional training and internships, The Family Café will look forward to fostering leadership and nurturing success among emerging leaders it reaches.

The core of the program will be the Florida Youth Council, a select group of youth with disabilities that are committed to advocating for the successful transition of their peers with disabilities. The Family Café will also offer a myriad of opportunities for interested youth and emerging leaders to participate in the program.For additional information please contact The Family Café at 888/309-CAFÉ (2233) or info@familycafe.net.