-
-
-
Golden Key Awards
Every year the Utah’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and their partners honor people and businesses with the Golden Key Award. It recognizes those who have helped promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, is one of America’s most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation. Modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the ADA is an “equal opportunity” law for people with disabilities.
In honor of the ADA, the Utah’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN Utah, Utah's Business Leadership Network, invites community members to nominate local businesses that have gone above and beyond in their recruiting, hiring, retaining and promoting of individuals with disabilities.
2024 Golden Key Awards
The Golden Key Awards are held in conjunction with the Disability:IN Utah Summit at the Zions Bancorporation’s Midvale Technology Campus. Watch Governor Spencer Cox discuss ways that the state of Utah is supporting hiring individuals with disabilities during our 2023 awards ceremony.
2024 Golden Key Awards Ceremony
The 2024 Golden Key Awards will be held in conjunction with the Disability:IN Utah Summit on October 1, 2024 at Zions Bancorporation’s Midvale Technology Campus. Join Us!
Award Categories
- Business of the Year – Small, Medium and Large
- Ace Award – Individual or advocate
- Freedom Award – Hiring and retention of disabled veterans and newly added
- ASAP Achievement Award – State agency with best utilization of the Alternative State Application Process
- Provider of the Year – Going above and beyond what is expected in their regular work
2024 Winners
- Zion Jellystone Park, Small Employer of the Year
- Avis Car Rental, Freedom Award
- Ivanti, Large Employer of the Year
- Marissa Gray, Big D Construction, ACE Award
- Columbus Community Center, Provider of the Year
- Roxane Durtschi, Empowerment Employment Services, LLC, Lifetime Achievement Award
- Utah Department of Government Operations, ASAP Award
- Capstone Nutrition, Medium Employer of the Year
Past Winners
Contact
Leah Lobato, Coordinator
801-887-9538
leahlobato@utah.govSuzy Sanchez, Executive Assistant
801-887-9522
smsanchez@utah.gov
-