Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.
NDEAM’s roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In 1962, the word “physically” was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to “National Disability Employment Awareness Month.” Upon the agency’s establishment in 2001, ODEP assumed responsibility for NDEAM and has worked to expand its reach and scope ever since.
Summer’s going out with a bang at Rocketts Landing. So bring a blanket, a picnic basket and the whole family for an evening of music and fireworks this Labor Day. The Richmond Symphony will be here in concert, and then, once it gets dark, you can ooh and ahh as the fireworks burst over the James River in step with the 1812 Overture. It’s co-sponsored by Richmond.com and The Boathouse, in the city’s coolest new riverfront community.
Dominion Stage #2 Rear
A major Richmond nonprofit has picked up a vacant office building in Jackson Ward as a second location and will start moving some employees there this fall.