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 ODEP website here. The proclamation will be read at 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. |
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![State of South Carolina Governor's Proclamation: WHEREAS, South Carolina is driven to improve disability employment and recognized the need to change legislation to end subminimum wage and encourage Employment First throughout state agencies; and WHEREAS, South Carolinians with disabilities have the same aspirations to competitively work and contribute to their communities as everyone else; and WHEREAS, business and community leaders have called for a diverse and capable work force to further advance the economy of the Palmetto State; andWHEREAS, the support and cooperation of all people are needed to reduce the attitudinal and physical barriers that hinder full acceptance of people with disabilities and their rightful place in employment; andWHEREAS, Employment First, that employment in the general workforce is the first and preferred outcome in the provision of publicly funded services for all working age citizens with disabilities regardless of level of disability, is implemented in all areas of service provision and delivery for people with disabilities; andWHEREAS, National Disability Employment Awareness Month recognizes that individuals with disabilities are capable, contributing members of society worthy of full access and inclusion in South Carolina’s workforce. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Henry McMaster, Governor of the great State of South Carolina, do hereby proclaim October 2022 as DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTHthroughout the state and encourage all South Carolinians to work together to advance the message that people with disabilities are equal to the task. Henry McMaster [signature] Governor, State of South Carolina. Executive Department seal.](/ndeamproclamation2022/91782c4d-175a-44cb-857c-0179e10e5c06.png)
