Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2024
Every October, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsors National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The theme for NDEAM 2024 is “Access to Good Jobs for All.” Learn more about NDEAM at the ODEP website.
Disability Belongs™ knows that awareness months like NDEAM play a big role in changing attitudes around disabled people in the workforce. Studies have shown that people with disabilities want to work and, with the proper accommodations, can be highly successful at their jobs. But bias and stigma often prevent disabled people from finding employment. We hope that NDEAM 2024 will serve as a reminder that disabled people belong in the workforce, just like they belong in all aspects of community.
Upcoming Webinars
Universal Design: Enabling Good Jobs for All
Date: Tuesday, October 1
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes
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To enable access to good jobs for all, employers must consider how to make work environments, processes, and practices inclusive and accessible. Though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides guidance on what needs to be done, it isn’t always clear how to build more accessible practices. Implementing universal design concepts can help employers [...]