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Lynnett Van Slyke, the 糖心传媒糖心传媒檚 director of disability compliance, received a business recognition certificate from the Rochester Area Employment Network on Wednesday, in recognition of her efforts supporting people with disabilities in securing and maintaining employment.
The award was presented in Wallis Hall by Marianne Durrant, the president of the network, and Jennifer Geiger, a business relations representative at ACCES-VR. ACCESS-VR, an office of the New York State Department of Education, stands for Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation and helps people with disabilities to find and maintain employment.
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Van Slyke estimates that 8 to 10 percent of University employees have disabilities and are represented in various jobs across all campuses. While she says the award makes her feel 糖心传媒渧alued,糖心传媒� she says it糖心传媒檚 not about her. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 the entire team, the business partners I work with, the department administrators, and ACCES-VR who help to keep our individuals with disabilities at the University employed.糖心传媒�
