October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Since 1945, NDEAM has sought to educate employers about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s national theme is “My disability is one part of who I am.”
Skills Inc. is proud to support NDEAM and honored to demonstrate that “a strong workforce is an inclusive workforce”. Over 60 percent of our 600+ employees have a self-identified disability, while our products and services exceed demands for rigorous standards and excellence. We encourage all employers to embrace a culture of acceptance where people of all abilities thrive.
Take part in NDEAM by participating in one or more of the below events. The Office of Disability Employment Policy, (ODEP) website also provides various ways to celebrate the month, including “31 Days of NDEAM – What you CAN do!“.
Dates to note:
Sept. 26th, 9am PDT
Walk Now for Autism Speaks hosted by Autism Speaks
Sept. 28th – Oct. 1st in Austin (sold out)
USBLN 18th Annual National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo hosted by USBLN
Sept. 28th – 29th in Hood River, Oregon
Pacific NW Employment Forum hosted by APSE
Sept. 29th, 10am-11:30am PDT
Section 508 Basic Testing Guide for Making an Accessible PDF webinar hosted by PEAT
Sept. 30th, 11am-12pm PDT
The Expanding Disability Market: Scenario Clinic webinar hosted by Cornell University
Oct. 1st, 8am-3pm in Newark, NJ
Best Practices on Diversity Recruitment seminar hosted by DiversityInc
Oct. 6th, 11am-12:30pm PDT
Cultural Competence for NDEAM webinar hosted by DiversityInc
Oct. 6th, 12-1pm PDT
Golden Hearts Luncheon hosted by Northwest Center
Oct. 8th, 11am-12:30pm PDT
Complying with the Complexities of the ADA/ADAAA webinar hosted by DMEC
Oct. 14th
Virtual Job Fair hosted by AbilityLinks
Oct. 15th, 11am-2pm PDT in Tukwila
A New Way of Looking at Integrated Disability Management hosted by DMEC
Oct. 17th, 7:30am-9am PDT
Chapter Meeting: Help! I’m Invisible hosted by Seattle SHRM
Oct. 17th, 9am-5pm PDT
DeafNation Expo in Portland
Stop by the Skills Inc. booth to learn more about our organization
Oct. 21st
Disability Mentoring Day
Oct. 21st, 10am-1pm PDT
Online Career Fair hosted by Think Beyond the Label
Oct. 26th-28th in Lisbon, Portugal
ASSETS Conference on Computers and Accessibility hosted by SIGACCESS
Oct. 27th, 11am-12pm PDT
Accommodations for Health Care Workers with Motor Impairments webcast by JAN
Oct. 30th (by invite only)
Governor’s Awards Breakfast
Presented by The Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment
Nov. 10th, 11am-12pm PDT
Best Pracitices webcast by JAN
Nov. 11th, 9amPDT
ADAAA-What You Need to Know webinar by DEMC
Nov. 19th, 11am-11:30am PDT
Small Business Accessibility though Biz Ability webinar hosted by PEAT
