[SC-CSTD] FW: Governor McMaster Proclaims October Disability Employment Awareness Month

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Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2022 2:00 PM
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Subject: Governor McMaster Proclaims October Disability Employment Awareness Month

Happy #NDEAM! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Governor McMaster Proclaims October 2022 as Disability Employment Awareness Month! 

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How will YOU celebrate #NDEAM this month? 

BREAKING NEWS: South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster proclaimed this October as Disability Employment Awareness Month! By doing so, the governor is sending the message that people with disabilities are capable, contributing members of society, worthy of full access and inclusion in South Carolina's workforce. 

MORE ABOUT DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH: Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), aims to educate the public about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. NDEAM is led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), but its true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year. Learn how you can support NDEAM and this year's theme, Disability: Part of the Equity Equation, by visiting the  <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf7ee9b21-c9f6-4a3d-b350-72cc06a0de5a/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> ODEP website here. 

The proclamation will be read at  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T640250ba-5436-4a3c-9c33-c0a00ab6139c/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> Hire Me SC's 7th annual Employer Summit. The summit will convene HR directors and employers with experts in disability, accessibility, and inclusion to talk about hiring and retaining people with disabilities. 

How can you celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month? 

1.     <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tb665fe2e-8f15-4d55-8908-3f76cbdd69da/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> Sign the Employment First Pledge! If you support people with disabilities having competitive, integrated employment opportunities in the workforce, sign the pledge to show how we are a growing, strong movement in South Carolina! 

2.    If you are in charge of hiring for your company (you probably have a title that involves HR, operations, admin, or management),  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T516d7065-b489-4d7b-8c70-89fd10ee6f9f/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> attend our 2022 Employer Summit. Registration closes October 12! 

3.    Lastly, celebrate with education! Visit  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T235b6778-548d-4330-b717-c756f56f50bb/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> HireMeSC.org and the Hire Me SC social media pages on  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T37f14783-cbbe-48cc-9aea-1ee0f50c743d/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> Facebook,  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T0158b8d1-9886-439b-8ba7-6a0c3f280be8/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> Twitter, and  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T99004711-a00a-40ba-be3e-49bb993c7eb3/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea> Instagram to learn more about the state of disability employment and how you can get involved in our efforts to achieve employment for all! 

Happy NDEAM!🎉 

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