Organization of the Year
ODO has been selected as the recipient of the Organization of the Year Award by the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities, in the state of Illinois. We are very honored to receive this award.
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IT'S HERE! CHICAGO'S first-ever comprehensive access guide to the city, Easy Access Chicago provides a wealth of information for citizens and travelers with disabilities. A project of the Open Doors Organization - over a year and a half in the making under the leadership of Laurel Van Horn. The unveiling of the print guide took place on January 17, 2008 at the Chicago History Museum, formerly the Chicago Historical Society. The Easy Access Chicago guide is available by calling the Illinois Bureau of Tourism at 1-800-2CONNECT or by visiting www.enjoyillinois.com or easyaccesschicago.org
Click on the following link for coverage of Easy Access Chicago by Fox News Chicago hosted on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qS9t4EtFXg
Or click on the play button below:
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Gus Zografopoulos - Advisory Board member will be presenting on our behalf on the topic of Travel and Tourism at the National ADA Symposium EXPO/AT Fair at the America's Center in St. Louis on May 13th.
Look for us at the 2008 National Restaurant Association's Hotel-Motel Show at McCormick Place in Chicago, May 17-20.
The ODO sponsored 2008 Airline Service Companies' Symposium will be held June 3 & 4 at Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Universal Access in Airports to be held at the Wyndham O'Hare, Sept. 30-Oct 2. For further details, please click on the Univ Access in Airports link on the left side of this page.
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