MelissaOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
"More than 1 in 4 Canadians (8 million people) has a disability, ...Yet many workplaces are still not designed to fully include them. 74% of workers who have a disability experience barriers at work, and 67% encounter barriers before they’re even hired " (StatsCan, 2024). (source, Ontario Disability Employment Network site)
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
The NDEAM 2025 PR Kit is now available! Find it here. Mayoral proclamations of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month enhance the annual recognition of the valuable contributions people who have a disability make to businesses and communities. They also add strength to the call for all businesses in all communities to be strategic... Read More about "National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) "