October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Several agencies and organizations have created campaigns and scheduled events to recognize the importance of creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities:

President Barack Obama issued an official proclamation on Friday, October 1 witnessing NDEAM and looking forward to the signing of the new technology access legislation: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-disability-employment-awareness-month

Kathy Martinez, director of the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the Department of Labor announced the launch of “Talent Has No Boundaries” and other ODEP programs: http://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/ndeam2010.htm

The Pentagon Library has collected some excellent resources on disability awareness and employment: http://www.whs.mil/library/Disability.htm

And so has the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/disabilityawareness/

How do you recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month?