Sargent Center

Every day, people with disabilities can and do add value to America’s workplaces and economy.

Each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or “NDEAM,” we celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities. We also reaffirm our commitment to ensuring all Americans can put their skills and talents to work.

Good jobs change lives, and all workers – including disabled workers – deserve the opportunity to prepare for, obtain and succeed in them. Reflecting this, “Access to Good Jobs for All” is this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) theme.

A disability-inclusive workforce is a strong workforce, and today, more and more leading employers across the U.S. are realizing this. Companies identified as leaders in disability inclusion had on average: 

• 1.6 times more revenue
• 2.6 times more net income
• 2 times more economic profit than their counterparts

NDEAM is an annual opportunity to educate people about these benefits, celebrate progress made and, most importantly, commit to building a stronger, more equitable and inclusive workforce going forward.

Visit www.dol.gov/ndeam to learn more.