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The month is an extension of "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week" originally observed during the first week of October beginning in 1945. [1] In 1962 the word "physically" was removed from that week to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities.
Oct. 14—Many state agencies and organizations will gather this Thursday to host the first-ever Disability Employment Awareness Month Conference. The event, open to the public and free of charge ...
Earlier this month in California, to commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Newsom issued a statement where he recommitted to “recruiting and retaining a workforce that ...
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (United States) [46] [47] National Disability Employment Awareness Month (United States) [8] [9] [48] National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15) [40] National Pizza Month (United States) National Work and Family Month (United States) [49] Polish American Heritage Month [citation needed]
Following a 1999 proclamation from President Bill Clinton, Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) was established to provide mentorship and career advice for people with disabilities. [11] [12] AAPD administers the program as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Every October, Mentoring Day is observed nationwide, with over 10,000 ...
October: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; October: National Arts & Humanities Month; October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month; October: National Cyber Security Awareness Month; October: National Energy Awareness Month; October:National Down Syndrome Awareness Month; November: National Entrepreneurship Month [52 ...
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 (October) and changed the name to "National Disability Employment Awareness Month". [3] [33]
March began to be recognized as DD Awareness Month in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan issued a public proclamation urging Americans to provide individuals with developmental disabilities “the ...