National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2016

#InclusionWorks

Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. The theme for 2016 is "#InclusionWorks"

NDEAM's roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to "National Disability Employment Awareness Month." Upon its establishment in 2001, ODEP assumed responsibility for NDEAM and has worked to expand its reach and scope ever since.

Resources

• NDEAM 2016 Resource Toolbox
  • Poster
  • Drop-In Articles
  • Sample Proclamation
  • Sample Press Release
  • Sample Social Media Content
  • Social Media Accessibility Tips
• Campaign for Disability Employment

To get NDEAM resources or learn more about how your organization can participate, please select one of the following:

• Ideas for Employers and Employees
• Ideas for Educators and Youth Service Professionals
• Ideas for Associations and Unions
• Ideas for Disability-Related Organizations
• Ideas for Federal Agencies

NDEAM Poster

Poster Description

The 2016 NDEAM theme – #InclusionWorks–appears in large white letters on a blue background in the center of the poster. Above the theme in yellow are the words National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Surrounding the theme are three images of people with disabilities working in inclusive workplaces plus three colored boxes with the following messages: Inclusion Works for Business, Inclusion Works for Opportunity and Inclusion Works for Innovation. There is a red box in the lower left corner that includes DOL’s logo with the following words in white underneath: OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and the URL to ODEP’s website dol.gov/odep.

Póster de la Campaña 2016 para la Concienciación Nacional sobre el Empleo de Personas Discapacitadas

Descripción del poster

El tema NDEAM 2016 – #InclusionWorks (la inclusión funciona) – aparece en grandes letras blancas sobre un fondo azul en el centro del póster. Arriba del tema en amarillo se encuentran las palabras Mes de concientización nacional del empleo de personas con discapacidad. Rodeando el tema aparecen tres imágenes de personas con discapacidad que trabajan en lugares de trabajo inclusivos y tres cuadros de colores con los siguientes mensajes: La inclusión funciona para los negocios, la inclusión funciona para las oportunidades y la inclusión funciona para la innovación. Aparece un cuadro rojo en la esquina inferior izquierda que incluye el logotipo de DOL con las siguientes palabras debajo en blanco: OFICINA DE POLÍTICAS DE EMPLEO PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD. DEPARTAMENTO DE TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS y la URL del sitio web de ODEP dol.gov/odep.

Download the poster

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