2023 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)

Observed each 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 that benefit employers and employees. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has chosen "Advancing Access and Equity" as its theme for NDEAM 2023. NDEAM en español.

Employers, what can you do?

Reinforce a commitment to an inclusive workplace.  Work Without Limits offers:

• Sponsorship -  Advance your organization’s positioning within the disability inclusion community. Sponsor the Virtual Career Fair for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Membership in the Work Without Limits Business Network: a robust consortium of public and private employers committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities as employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Training and consulting for employers to build their capacity to successfully include individuals with disabilities in their workplaces.
• Our Ability Jobs: a public, searchable jobs board - a virtual gateway for job seekers with disabilities and employers looking to hire.
• Resources for employers

The Office of Disability Employment Policy has provided great resources to support you in your efforts:

• Year-Round Employer Strategies for Advancing Disability Inclusion

NDEAM focused resources

• 31 Days of NDEAM
• Download or Order the NDEAM Poster
• NDEAM Social Media Kit
• NDEAM Drop-In Articles
• Sample NDEAM Proclamation
• Sample NDEAM Participation Press Release
• Download Previous NDEAM Posters