City of West Hollywood Celebrates Disabilities Awareness Month in October

The City of West Hollywood and its Disabilities Advisory Board will recognize October as Disabilities Awareness Month. This year marks the 35^th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is landmark civil rights legislation that works to increase access and opportunity for people with disabilities across society, including in the workplace.

Throughout the month of October, the City of West Hollywood will commemorate Disabilities Awareness Month with the installation of 20 street pole banners along Santa Monica Boulevard, which recognize past recipients of the City's Disability Service Awards in the individual and nonprofit organization categories.

The City will also host two events to raise awareness and shine recognition on people and organizations that positively impact the lives of people with disabilities in the community.

On Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the City of West Hollywood, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, will host a free Disabilities Health and Wellness Fair at the Plummer Park Community Center, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. The event will provide community members with a wide range of free health services and resources, including flu vaccines for ages six months and older, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screenings, and hearing tests provided by the California Hearing Center. Additional resources will include breast and cervical screening information, fall prevention and emergency preparedness education, healthy aging resources, and information from the All of Us Research Study.

Cedars-Sinai Community Health will provide flu vaccines, and while appointments are encouraged, walk-ups will be welcome as supplies allow. Appointments can be made at myturn.ca.gov/scheduling by entering ZIP code 90046 and selecting "Cedars-Sinai Pop-Up: Plummer Park Community Center." Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and the nasal spray flu vaccine will not be available. Although not required, participants are encouraged to bring a form of identification to assist with registration.

On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6 p.m. the City of West Hollywood will host the 27th Annual Disability Service Awards at a special televised meeting of the Disabilities Advisory Board at the City's Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The Disability Service Awards will also be broadcast live on WeHoTV on Spectrum Cable Channel 10 in West Hollywood and will also be livestreamed on the City's WeHoTV YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/wehotv and on the City's website at https://www.weho.org/wehotv; and via the AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and Roku platforms by searching for "WeHoTV."

This year's Disability Service Awards honorees are:

• Lovedy Brydon Differently Abled Individual Award: Stephen David Simon and Adrienne Omansky (Posthumous)

• Media Award: WEHOonline

• Nonprofit Award: The Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) at APLA Health

The City of West Hollywood's Disabilities Advisory Board was created in 1995 and is comprised of nine members. The Disabilities Advisory Board addresses issues affecting people with disabilities, including ADA compliance, transportation, housing, access to City government and services for people with disabilities, and makes recommendations to the West Hollywood City Council relative to the adoption of programs, policies, or ordinances of benefit to the constituency.

For more information, please call the City of West Hollywood's Human Services Division at (323) 848-6510. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing please contact [email protected] for more information and to request accommodation. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or [email protected].