Poster Winner: #TXHireAbility and National Disability Employment Awareness Month Each fall since 1999, the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities produces a poster celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Artwork for the poster is selected by a submission…
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GCPD Announces Accessibility and Disability Policy Webinars
GCPD Announces Accessibility and Disability Policy Webinars The Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) announces a new free training series on accessibility and disability policy best-practices through ZOOM, a leader in accessible webinar platforms. The GCPD will work with…
Art Competition for Texans with Disabilities 2017
Art Competition for Texans with Disabilities 2017 Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Now accepting submissions Art Competition for Texans with Disabilities Only Texas artists with disabilities are eligible to submit entries. For an entry form email [email protected] The…
Smart Workplaces Use Accessible Technology
Smart Workplaces Use Accessible Technology By Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility, Inc. Untapped, loyal workforce Employers need to know about a relatively untapped pool of prospective employees who are intelligent, educated, and eager to work. People with disabilities in the…
Work Incentives Planning And Assistance Workshop 10/27/15 – Houston
Work Incentives Planning And Assistance Workshop 10/27/15 – Houston This is Darla Connor from Houston Center for Independent Living, and in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we are presenting a workshop on Social Security work incentives and programs.…
NDEAM: History of National Disability Employment Awareness Month http://wp.me/p752R-7wr
NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH NDEAM’s roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In 1962, the word “physically” was removed to acknowledge the…