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Honoring those who help the disabled
Becker, Coakley-Rivera, Welch among honorees
Updated: Thursday, 20 Oct 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 20 Oct 2011, 3:54 PM EDT
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - For more than three decades, the Stavros Center for Independent Living has been working for justice and access for people with disabilities in western Massachusetts.
Thursday, Stavros thanked those who have helped make the community more open to people with disabilities.
Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D-Springfield) and Senator James Welch (D-West Springfield) were among those honored at the annual Access Award Luncheon held at the Log Cabin Thursday afternoon.
Both received the Bill McCarthy Award for their commitment to create legislation and policies that improves access for people who have disabilities.
22News Reporter Sy Becker was also among those being honored for his work in bringing stories about the disabled community to the general public.
The Stavros Center for Independent Living serves more than 6,000 disabled individuals in Hampden Hampshire, and Franklin Counties.
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