On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6 p.m. the City of West Hollywood will host the 26th Annual Disability Service Awards at a special televised meeting of the Disabilities Advisory Board. This special meeting will take place at the West Hollywood City Council Chambers, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, 90069.  The Disability Service Awards will also be broadcast live on WeHoTV on Spectrum Cable Channel 10 in West Hollywood; will be livestreamed on the City’s WeHoTV YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv and on the City’s website at www.weho.org/wehotv; and will be livestreamed via the AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and Roku platforms by searching for “WeHoTV.”

            This year’s Disability Service Awards honorees are:

• Lovedy Brydon Differently Abled Individual Award: Myra "Mikie" Friedman;
• Business Award:  California Rehabilitation Institute;
• Media Award: Brandon Ross Garcia; and
• Nonprofit Award: Disability Community Resource Center.

The Disabilities Advisory Board addresses issues affecting people with disabilities, including ADA compliance, transportation, housing, access to City government and services for people with disabilities, and makes recommendation to Council relative to the adoption of programs, policies or ordinances of benefit to the constituency.

Contact: Maribel Ulloa – MUlloa@weho.org or Dee Saunders - DSaunders@weho.org or call (323) 848-6510.

Read the full Disabilities Awareness Month news release here.

To view current agenda packet as well as past agendas and minutes, please visit: Current Agenda Packet