The Association of California State Employees with Disabilities [ACSED] is pleased to name the fifteen top employers of persons with disabilities [PWDs] in State service and to designate them as Employment "ACES" for 2009.

"ACES" is ACSED's designation for those State agencies that have demonstrated  exemplary support for the employment and equitable treatment of persons with disabilities [PWDs] and that they value PWDs as employees.

For the 2009 "ACES" program, State departments were evaluated on their disability representation and promotion rates as of June 30, 2009 [using SPB Reports 5102 and 5112].  This identified fifteen departments with the highest disability representation AND a promotion rate for PWDs of at least 80 percent [a] of their proportion of the department's work force.  These two elements were then ranked, combined, and averaged to determine the department's final standing in the top 15.  The agencies and departments recognized below are ranked in order of their level of success in hiring and promoting PWDs.

ACSED now presents the "cream of the crop", the 2009 Employment "ACES":

Agency or Department

 1.  Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development

 2.  State Personnel Board

 3.  Department of Managed Health Care

 4.  Department of Fair Employment & Housing              

 5.  Fair Political Practices Commission

 6.  Department of Public Health              

 7.  Commission on Teacher Credentialing

 8.  Department of Community Services & Development

 9.  Department of Motor Vehicles

10. Peace Officer Standards & Training

11. Department of Pesticide Regulation

12. California State Library   

13. Department of Conservation

14. Department of Transportation

15. Office of the State Controller

Honorable Mention

The following four departments have earned ACSED Employment "Honorable Mentions" for 2009 as they have very good disability representation rates. Their disability promotion rates are below the 80 percent threshold requirement for 2009 "ACES" consideration.

1.  Department of Health Care Services

2.  Department of Rehabilitation

3.  Department of Education

4.  Department of Toxic Substances Control

ACSED congratulates the 2009 "ACES" and "Honorable Mentions"!

(Note:  The above is a quick announcement of ACSED's 2009 ACES Award Winners designed for easier posting and reading on our website.  A more informative detailed version in PDF format can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on this link: 2009 ACES Award Announcement.)