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Lorna Catford Honored with Human Rights Award for Work with Autistic

Lorna Catford, psychology, has been awarded one of the 2008 Reverend James E. Coffee Human Rights Awards for her extraordinary efforts on behalf of families with an autistic member. Catford, a resident of Sebastopol, created the Collaborative Autism Training and Support (CATS) program, providing family support, training, community awareness, education and autism seminars. A growing network of autism experts, agencies and SSU students participate in this ongoing program, providing much needed support, education and awareness of this often misunderstood disability.

Recognized with the Professional Award, Catford will be honored at the Fifth Annual Reverend James E. Coffee Human Rights Awards Celebration on Sat., Jan. 17 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Redwood Credit Union Sonoma Community Room in Santa Rosa. The afternoon features choral music performed by the Community Baptist Church Choir, and light refreshments followed by the awards program. Admission is free. For more information, call 565-2693 or email chr@sonoma-county.org.