Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce

"Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce" is 2006 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme
ODEP News Release May 4, 2006 - http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20060804.htm
[The following is excerpted from the News Release.]
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced that "Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce" will be the official theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is celebrated nationwide. "The 2006 theme…highlights the fact that workers with disabilities are an underutilized and ambitious group of Americans eager to pursue their career dreams," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.

The private sector; federal, state and local governments; and advocacy organizations can now use the theme to plan events and programs that showcase the abilities and skills of employees and job candidates who have disabilities. "This year’s theme reflects the fact that increasing the opportunities for Americans with disabilities in the workforce can produce far-reaching, positive results for employers," said Roy Grizzard, assistant secretary of labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).