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Join the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) and the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) on Thursday, September 23, 2021, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET for a Twitter Chat in preparation for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Participants will learn ways employers and others can participate in NDEAM and incorporate this year’s theme into workplace activities. The event will also explore new U.S. Department of Labor resources to support employees experiencing lasting effects of COVID-19 (“Long COVID”), supportive telework strategies and more. To follow and join the conversation, log on to Twitter at the designated time using the hashtag #CelebrateNDEAM.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has unveiled the official poster for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 2021. Available for download in both English and Spanish, the poster illustrates this year’s NDEAM theme, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.” Through bold text and imagery, the poster conveys the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. NDEAM is held each October to commemorate the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities to America’s workplaces and economy. Learn more about NDEAM.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has announced that this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) theme will be America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion. Held every October, NDEAM is a fitting time to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. More information on NDEAM 2021, including the official poster, will be released in coming weeks. Find tools and ideas for celebrating NDEAM.

If you’ve been driving the nation’s highways in recent months, you might have caught a glimpse of the CDE’s billboard campaign. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the CDE made its billboard artwork available to outdoor advertising companies to fill their unused space across the country. This resulted in 95 placements in numerous markets. If you happen to spot one of the billboards, please let us know!

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which funds the CDE, is celebrating “20 Years of Driving Change and Creating Opportunity” throughout 2021. Visit ODEP’s website to learn about its history, its authorizing legislation, and its many accomplishments and initiatives since its establishment. The site also hosts the “Driving Change, Creating Opportunity” blog series, a yearlong look at ODEP’s first two decades and how those years will inform the future. Officially established in 2001, ODEP is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.