Our Identity
Learn about the GHDCC logo
As disability advocates, we strive for improvement in the lives of people with disabilities. We see the separation and the segregation that often affect them, and we strive to eliminate those. We wholly identify and understand the need for progress and for meaningful change.
Our logo is a simple but powerful one
It is a mere bridge. It is characterized by 3 arches, each one having two sides, one red and one blue. Each of the arches is supported by 4 beams, for a total of 12. The GHDCC bridge does not just exist within a two-dimensional framework, but it has depth and the subtlety of a third dimension, as if the bridge is coming out of the paper at the viewer. The bridge is preceded by our monogram, which effectively signals to the viewer that this is one of the roads where the journey to gainful employment begins.
So what does this all mean?
The bridge in and of itself represents transition and change. It’s 3-dimensional “coming out of the paper” imagery signifies progress and forward motion. These elements are ones that, as advocates, we always strive to achieve.
The bridge further symbolizes the joining and connecting of people. Bridges do, after all, connect geographical structures that may otherwise seem nearly impossible to span.
The bridge is bolstered by 3 sets of pillars. For the GHDCC, these sets represent the 3 ideals that must be met in order to make “Employment First” possible. These ideals are: self-determination; normalization; and integrated residential and employment life.
Building bridges.
Our bridges create connections that enable individuals with disabilities to effectively enter and to work, live and play in the community. As disability employment specialists, we build bridges that, not only create inclusive environments, but that help to sustain them as well.
Finally, take notice of the absence of a land mass or body of water beneath the bridge. What is it spanning, you may ask? The absence of anything beneath it points to the totality of the many barriers that our bridge will help people to overcome. It is not just one obstacle or challenge that our chamber will be able to address, but many.