{"671165":{"#nid":"671165","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy Receives Advocates for Accessibility Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cacp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/a\u003E (CACP) was one of five Georgia Tech organizations to receive Georgia Tech\u2019s Advocates for Accessibility award. The award is part of the Institute\u2019s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It recognizes individuals and departments who have actively worked to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in the Georgia Tech community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cidi.gatech.edu\/people\/maureen-linden\u0022\u003EMaureen Linden\u003C\/a\u003E, who holds a joint appointment with the Ivan Allen College\u2019s School of Public Policy in the CACP and with the College of Design as executive director of the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, received individual recognition as an Advocate for Accessibility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was an honor to be recognized and to share the award with so many members of the Georgia Tech community who work tirelessly to improve the experiences of people with disabilities,\u201d said W. Bradley Fain, Regents\u2019 Researcher and executive director of CACP. \u201cOur mission to improve the lives of people with disabilities through policy and technological interventions motivates each and every one of us.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFain said the award highlights the importance of policy interventions like Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to the community of people with disabilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCACP will continue to conduct applied policy research to extend the reach of Section 504 and empower people with disabilities as they pursue their academic, career, and life goals,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is committed to advancing scholarship and innovation that expands equitable access to resources, improves people\u0027s lives, and creates transformative, inclusive learning experiences for all of our students,\u201d said Aaron Levine, associate dean for research and outreach in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and professor in the School of Public Policy. \u201cThe Center for Advanced Communications Policy does vital work in all of these areas, and we are proud to see their achievements recognized and honored.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Maureen Linden Recognized With Individual Award"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) was one of five Georgia Tech organizations to receive Georgia Tech\u2019s Advocates for Accessibility award.\u0026nbsp;Maureen Linden, who holds a joint appointment with the Ivan Allen College\u2019s School of Public Policy in the CACP and with the College of Design as executive director of the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, received individual recognition as an Advocate for Accessibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) was one of five Georgia Tech organizations to receive Georgia Tech\u2019s Advocates for Accessibility award."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2023-11-20 19:05:20","changed_gmt":"2023-11-20 19:11:10","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672417":{"id":"672417","type":"image","title":"Executive Director W. 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