We are most grateful to Volkswagen of America. An Audi A6 Avant was also donated. More than 490 applications were received. Each applicant was asked to explain in detail how he or she would use the money to further his or her efforts in the disability community. Award project will continue his work to encourage young people with disabilities to get involved in their local communities and eventually obtain positions of leadership.
Project includes developing and maintaining a new web site aimed at youth with disa bilities.
This upcoming May David will receive a Ph.D. in Hispanic studies. His project will enhance established work in Hispanic studies and advocacy for the Hispanic population in the medical and disability communities. Project proposes the creation of a newsletter written by and distributed to mental health consumers and designed to counter the negative images the media portrays of the mentally ill. His money from the award will be donated to the organization to further its work. Award will be directed toward continuing work helping HIV positive individuals and their families find, with adequate result, the services they need from health care, public assistance, and other human services delivery networks.