Media Advisory

ALBANY, NY (10/03/2008)(readMedia)--

OMRDD UNVEILS EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

At its ‘Works for Me’ Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, October 7th

10:30 a.m. Hart Lounge,

The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany

FACT:

§ 85 percent of individuals with developmental disabilities –who want to work and earn a paycheck – are unemployed.

On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in the Hart Lounge, Center for the Performing Arts at The Egg, Empire State Plaza, the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will promote a major new initiative to address this growing concern – and will honor businesses that have done their part to lower that statistic. OMRDD Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter will be joined by representatives from Governor David A. Paterson’s office, Wall Street executives, honored businesses, individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

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Media Contact: Nicole Weinstein

Acting Director of Public Information, 518-474-6601

Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities