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31 Days of National Disability Employment Awareness Month — What you CAN do!
Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities.

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 employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to "National Disability Employment Awareness Month." Upon its establishment in 2001, ODEP assumed responsibility for NDEAM and has worked to expand its reach and scope ever since.

During October, Disability:IN GKC will post ideas and resources each day on our LinkedIn and Facebook page to help you celebrate NDEAM. Follow us today for ideas to develop your own campaign.
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Disability:IN GKC is a proud partner of the Workplace Initiative,  which fuels national and regional partnerships of foundations, companies, nonprofits and government agencies to remove barriers to successful careers for people with disabilities. The Disability Employment and Inclusion “Do-It-Yourself” Guide (DIY Guide) is a playbook that has packaged a comprehensive set of tools and resources for accelerating disability inclusion. Companies can use the guide to start or enhance a disability employment and inclusion program. 

Click here to access the DIY Guide and learn more - workplaceinitiative.org

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January 18, 2017
BY DIANE STAFFORD, Kansas City Star
KC group introduces matchmaker job board
for employers and people with disabilities. Read full article 

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Additional Resources

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​Accommodations
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
                JAN-Toolkit
• Employer's Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodations (JAN) 
• Mid-Atlantic ADA Center: Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings 
• Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level Playing Field

Awareness
• Myths and Facts About Hiring People with Disabilities (DOL) 
• Use Social Media to Increase Awareness (DOL) 
• “Because” Public Service Announcement 
• “Who I Am” Public Service Announcement 
• “I Can” Public Service Announcement 

Business Strategies
• Develop Your Disability Inclusion Strategy (USBLN) 
• Hire Gauge: Business ROI Calculator (Think Beyond the Label)
• Business Case for Hiring Individuals with a Disability (Think Beyond the Label) 
• Business Owner Makes Money by Hiring Disabled Workers - video
• Why I Hired a Workforce No One Else Would (Randy Lewis/Walgreens) - video
• Working with Lowe’s to Hire People with Disabilities - video
• Getting Down To Business – Hiring People with Disabilities - video
• Benefits of Employing People with Disabilities (Show Me Careers) - video

Compliance
• Review Your Company Policies (DOL)
• Accessible Technology Action Steps: A Guide for Employers (PEAT) 
• Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns 
• Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability
• Business Strategies That Work (DOL/ODEP)
• Inclusive Internship Programs: A How-to Guide for Employers (DOL/ODEP)

Employment 
• Disability Employment and Inclusion “Do-It-Yourself” Guide (Poses Family Foundation)
• Assess eRecruiting Accessibility (PEAT)
• Connect with Job Seekers with Disabilities (SHiFT) 
• Establish a Business Resource Group (BRG) or Employee Resource Group (ERG) 
• Inclusive Internship Programs: A How-to Guide for Employers (DOL/ODEP)
• Evaluate How Disability is Included in Your D&I Efforts (Poses Family Foundation)
• Leading Practices on Disability Inclusion (US Chamber of Commerce) 
• Kessler Foundation/NOD 2015 Survey of Employment of Americans with Disabilities
• Disability Mentoring Day - American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

Organizations
• Disability:IN 
• Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• Kessler Foundation
• National Organization on Disability (NOD)
• PEAT: Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology

Training
• Disability Etiquette (JAN)
• Language Use with People with Disabilities (Cornell University)
• Disability Language Style Guide (Natl Center on Disability & Journalism) 
• Multimedia Training Microsite (JAN)
• Disability Employment Resource Page (SHRM)