Upcoming Event on Disability Issues - October is 'National Disability Employment Awareness' Month

"Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team!"

This is the official 2007 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is observed in October nationwide.

"The 2007 'Talent for a Winning Team' theme captures the heart of the president's New Freedom Initiative, which is that Americans with disabilities are an underutilized reservoir of ambition, talent and skill ready to make great contributions in the workplace."

Each October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) plans activities and produces materials to increase the public's awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with disabilities.

"America's employers benefit when they provide opportunities for Americans with disabilities to work," said Roy Grizzard, assistant secretary of labor for ODEP. "A winning team will include people with disabilities."

ODEP is the nation's first office that specifically addresses policies that impact the employment of people with disabilities. ODEP has developed methods for One-Stop Career Centers nationwide to serve people with barriers to employment, including individuals with disabilities.