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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
From the Department of Labor:
Each October, during National Disability
Employment Awareness Month, or “NDEAM,” we
celebrate the value and talent workers with disabilities add to America’s workplaces and economy. NDEAM’s purpose is to confirm our commitment to ensuring disabled workers have access to good jobs, every month of every year.
That’s the spirit behind this year’s official theme:
“Access to Good Jobs for All.”
Website: National Disability Employment AwarenessMonth (NDEAM) | U.S. Department of Labor
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness month is a time to raise
awareness and celebrate the many abilities of our
loved ones with Down syndrome. DSAM seeks to
break down barriers and focus on promoting
advocacy for people with Down syndrome.
Did you know?:
• According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, approximately one in every 775
babies in the United States is born with Down
syndrome, making Down syndrome the most
common chromosomal condition. About 5,000
babies with Down syndrome are born in the
United States each year
• Regardless of the type of Down syndrome a
person may have, all people with Down
syndrome have an extra, critical portion of
chromosome 21 present in all or some of their
cells.
To learn more:
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