Review award-specific criteria to ensure your nomination is in the appropriate category.
Submit a compelling essay (no more than two pages) or video (no more than two minutes) explaining the reason(s) for nominating the exemplary employee, NPA, business partner, or customer. Your submission must include the required essay/video elements for that award. These required elements are outlined in each award submission form.
Include quotes from managers, co-workers, customers, etc.
Attach up to three supporting documents, such as news articles, letters of recommendation, and other materials you think support your submission.
Don't wait until the last minute to create/submit your nomination. This will help ensure you have enough time to gather information, navigate any tech glitches, ask questions, etc.
Drafting an Essay or Creating a Video Submission
Carefully review the award-specific elements that are required as part of your essay or video submission.
Draft an outline to guide the writing of your essay or draft talking points to read from for your video. Remember, your video can be up to two minutes long.
Identify and collect the supporting documents you wish to submit along with your essay or video.
Make your essay or video stand out by including specific examples of your nominee’s accomplishments, results, and impact (refer to the nomination prompts).
State if the nomination is for work on an AbilityOne® contract.
Use "People First" language:
People First language defines the person before the disability.
For example, use the term "people with disabilities," not the "disabled" or "handicapped."
Submitting Your Nomination
Review your essay or video and supporting documents before you enter them into the online nomination form.
Video submissions must be under two minutes (20 MB) and uploaded as an attachment as any of the following file types:
Mov
Avi
Mp4
Ogg
Wav
WebM
Changes cannot be made once a nomination has been submitted, even if it's submitted before the deadline.
After you've entered all the required information, click the Submit button and you'll receive a confirmation of your submission.
