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What We’re Reading; October 5, 2020

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National  Disability Employment Awareness Month
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It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month! We join in with everyone working to create inclusive workplaces and value the knowledge skills and experiences of people with disabilities at work! This year, the them for NDEAM is, “ Increasing Access and Opportunity.”

Visit the Office of Disability Employment Policy to get infomration and resources on how to recognize the 75th Year of NDEAM and the  30th Anniversary of the ADA! Follow what orgnaizations are doing and what the disabitliy community is saying by watching #NDEAM on Twitter!

Mental Illness Awareness Week | Mental Health America

This year, Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place from October 4-10, 2020. National Depression Screening Day is October 8 and World Mental Health Day is October 10.

Here Are Some Dos And Don’ts Of Disability Language | Forbes

What’s the right way to refer to someone in a wheelchair, or a someone who can’t see, or see well, or a person who can’t hear, or hear well, someone who doesn’t speak, who has noticeable trouble understanding things, someone who is sick a lot, or always in pain, or who just seems strange or “off” in some undefinable way?

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