RADD Awards

Disability Inclusion Network

Respect, Acceptance, and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (RADD) Award

The DIN Disability Inclusion Awards are awarded to state agencies, higher education institutions, divisions, managers, teams and/or individuals working in state employment that have shown exemplary leadership in Disability Inclusion.

SAVE THE DATE:
DIN’s 4th Annual RADD Awards Ceremony will be held Via Zoom

Wednesday, July 23th 11:30-1pm
Award Ceremony will start at 11:30
ASL and CART provided
For any additional accommodations please contact DINawards@ofm.wa.gov

4th Annual DIN Respect, Acceptance, and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (RADD) Award Nominations NOW OPEN!

Nominations for the 2025 RADD Awards will be open until May 16th COB.
Nominate someone today!
You can submit as many nominations as you like!

There are now 3 ways to submit a nomination:

This award is for state agencies, higher education institutions, divisions, managers, teams
and/or individuals working in state employment that have shown exemplary leadership in Disability Inclusion

Nominations for the 2025 RADD Awards will be open until May 16th COB

Nominate someone today!

You can submit as many nominations as you like. Make sure to fill out a new nomination form each time.

There are now 3 ways to give DIN a nomination:

You can write the traditional long essay nomination
You can write a short answer for each of the criteria for an award
You can ask to submit a nomination with a member of DIN Leadership on a phone/video call

There are two ways to submit a nomination or a request to submit with a member of DIN Leadership:

Use the this link to the online MS Forms 2025- DIN RADD Award Nomination Form
Download a word document nomination form and email it to dinawards@ofm.wa.gov

To fill out a nomination in a word document:

After these instructions there are 10 links to the word document for the different ways you can submit a nomination for each of the 5 award categories. The first link is to request a phone or video call with a member of DIN leadership.
Select the link for the nomination style and award category you would like to fill out and submit.
Each form has instructions at the end on how to submit the nomination to the dinawards@ofm.wa.gov inbox
Selecting one of these links will open the word document in a browser (internet) tab.

To download this form and fill it out:

Select File
Select Save As
Select the third option “Download a Copy” with the word document icon next to it
In the pop-up box select “Download a copy”

Word Documents

DIN 2024 RADD AWARDS NOMINATION PACKET

This award is for state agencies, higher education institutions, divisions, managers, teams
and/or individuals working in state employment that have shown
exemplary leadership in Disability Inclusion

2024 - 3rd Annual DIN RADD Awards -
Recipients:

Individual of the Year

Awardee: Katlin Jorgensen - DPT of Licensing

Runner Up: Johnette Sullivan - Office of Administrative Hearings

Team of the Year

Awardee: Department of Revenue's Voice of the Customer (VOC) Team - Eileen Ansley, Janet Grimwade, Kelly Maurer, Alexis Warner

Runner up: Department of Licensing's Modified Driver License Exam Team - Angela Berg, Tony Finona, Bryan Jackson, Larry Watkinson

Manager of the Year

Awardee: Heather Bowhay - Organizational Training & Employment Development Manager at the Employment Security Division

Runner Up: Earl Key - Washington State Department of Transportation

Advocate of the Year

Awardee: Larry Watkinson - Department of Licensing's Accessibility and ADA Compliance Manager

Runner Up: Deborah Tigerson - Department of Health and Social Services CSD ADA Access Strategy Administrator

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