Observed each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or “NDEAM,” we celebrate the value and talent workers with disabilities add to America’s workplaces and economy. NDEAM’s purpose is to confirm our commitment to ensuring disabled workers have access to good jobs every month of every year. That’s the spirit behind this year’s official theme: “Access to Good Jobs for …
Disability Pride
Disability Pride 2024
July is Disability Pride Month. This year’s theme — “We want a life like yours” — comes from The Arc’s National Council of Self-Advocates. It reflects the disability community’s dreams for life experiences that people with disabilities are too often denied. For more information about The Arc and to find a chapter near you, please visit thearc.org. …
NDEAM 2023
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is always a busy time for us. This year we’re working with employee resource groups, academic institutions and a professional association. 2023’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity.” Let’s ensure that all people have equal opportunity to contribute their skills and talents! Learn more at dol.gov/NDEAM. …
Summer & Disability Pride 2023
We’ve been doing a lot of work with Arc Chapters across the United States. The national organization as well as local chapters have great resources and information about Disability Pride Month. They have some terrific suggestions about ways to celebrate in July. Here’s a little historical context about the roots of Disability Pride we found on The Valuable 500’s website. “While disability …
Springing Into Action
We’ve had an exciting couple of months. Here are some highlights during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Autism and Neurodiversity Acceptance Month. Awarded “Most Impactful Documentary” by the 2023 cohort of Partners in Policymaking Alabama Kicked off programming for the inaugural Broadening Inclusion Grant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign through an event with …
Summer — Disability Pride, ADA Anniversary and More
One of the highlights of the summer was filming employees sharing their thoughts about Disability Pride and the ADA Anniversary. Over 15 employees participated in our shoot! Check out the results on Hearts of Glass Instagram! We’ve been getting more and more into “reels.” Here’s a little background on how July became Disability Pride Month: Disability Pride initially started as a day of …
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