National Disability
Employment Awareness Month
Created to educate the public about the issues that workers with disabilities face and how employers can be more inclusive in their hiring practices
Observed annually in October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices.
It's the perfect time to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of those with disabilities.
Here's one thing you can do: stop stealing our parking spots!
Disabled people have made great contributions to the world
- Franklin Roosevelt – four-time US President during the Great Depression and World War II
- Stephen Hawking – one of the most famous scientists the world has ever seen
- John Nash – world-famous mathematician who won Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994
- Helen Keller – activist and first graduate with deaf-blindness in the world
- Andrea Bocelli – world-famous tenor, songwriter, and piano, flute and fiddle player
- Michael J. Fox – actor, comedian, author, film producer and activist
- Lewis Carroll – author of many children’s books including Alice in the Wonderland
- Louis Braille – invented a reading and writing system for visually impaired people
- Muhammad Ali – one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers of all time
- Johnny Depp – famous Hollywood actor
Questions?
Contact your benefits manager with questions
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