<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><base href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Disability_Employment_Awareness_Month"><style id="print"></style><title>National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Wikipedia</title><div class="original-url"><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Disability_Employment_Awareness_Month">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Disability_Employment_Awareness_Month</a><br><br></div><div id="article" role="article" style="-webkit-locale: "en"; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="system exported">
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<div class="page" style="text-align: start; overflow-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%;"><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.95552em; line-height: 1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: start; hyphens: manual; display: block; max-width: 100%;">National Disability Employment Awareness Month</h1><p style="max-width: 100%;"><b style="max-width: 100%;">National Disability Employment Awareness Month</b> was declared in 1988 by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">United States Congress</a> for the month of October to raise awareness of the <a href="/wiki/Employment" title="Employment" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">employment</a> needs and contributions of individuals with all types of <a href="/wiki/Disability" title="Disability" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">disabilities</a>. The month is an extension of "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week" originally observed during the first week of October beginning in 1945.<sup style="max-width: 100%; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.75em;"><span class="converted-anchor" style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">[</span>1<span style="max-width: 100%;">]</span></span></sup> In 1962 the word "physically" was removed from that week to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month by paying tribute to the accomplishments of the people with disabilities whose work helps keep the nation's economy strong and by reaffirming their commitment to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens.<sup style="max-width: 100%; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.75em;"><span class="converted-anchor" style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">[</span>2<span style="max-width: 100%;">]</span></span></sup>
</p><p style="max-width: 100%;">In 1945, the US government pushed to educate the public about issues relating to <a href="/wiki/Disability" title="Disability" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">disabilities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Employment" title="Employment" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">employment</a>. That year Congress enacted Public Law 176, which declared the first week of October, every year, as 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.<sup style="max-width: 100%; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.75em;"><span class="converted-anchor" style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">[</span>3<span style="max-width: 100%;">]</span></span></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">Congress</a> later expanded the first week of October to the entire month of October and changed the name to National Disability Employment Awareness Month in 1988.
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