Disability History and Awareness Month: Judy Scott, Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
Office of the Governor Texas sent this bulletin at 10/26/2012 08:30 AM CDTCommittee on People with Disabilities
Disability History and Awareness Month: Judy Scott, Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
The Governor's Commission for Women established the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1984 to honor the State's most accomplished women, including first ladies, astronauts, athletes and others who stand as examples of success in various fields. In March of 2003, the Commission established the permanent Texas Women's Hall of Fame exhibit featuring the biographies and photographs of the recipients. The exhibit is located inside Hubbard Hall on the campus of Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas.
In 2010, Judy Castle Scott, Director of American Foundation for the Blind Center on Vision Loss in Dallas, was inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame.
Scott, blind since childhood, attributes her strong values and can-do attitude to growing up on an East Texas farm with a loving family and strong community. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology and sociology and a Masters Degree in counseling and guidance/aging. Her deep passion for improving and expanding possibilities for people with vision loss led her to a career with more than forty years experience: first, with the Texas Commission for the Blind where she helped establish the first Independent Living Program for older Texans who were visually impaired, which became a national model; and then with the American Foundation for the Blind, where she was a leader in launching the National Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss, and promoted a successful national effort to increase federal funding for Independent Living Programs. She was also instrumental in working with designers of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the American Airlines Center and other public structures to ensure full access for all people with disabilities.
In 1996, Scott was appointed to the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities and became the Chair of the Committee in 2007. Her profile on the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame website states that “Judy Castle Scott’s legacy – both within Texas and beyond our borders – is as an inspiration, motivation and leader for others to ensure access and opportunity for all people.”
Sources:
- American Foundation for the blind: http://www.afb.org/section.aspx?FolderID=3&SectionID=52&DocumentID=2383
- Texas Women’s University: http://www.twu.edu/twhf/tw-jscott.asp
- Texas Women’s Hall of Fame: http://www.twu.edu/twhf/
October is Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month in Texas. Each workday in October 2012, the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities will post a daily Disability History Fact highlighting the accomplishments of people with disabilities or important dates and events related to the history of people with disabilities. These daily history facts will be presented to celebrate “Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month” in Texas. Learn more about disability history: http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/resources/disability_history/
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