Advancing Access and Equity
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! NDEAM aims to educate employers, employees with disabilities, and families about disability employment, and celebrate the many contributions of all workers with disabilities.
This year’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity.” This theme means adapting to changes in the workplace, supporting accommodations for employees, and accessible workplace technology. It also means disabled youth are prepared to be successful in the workforce. MiDDC has created this web page to be a useful resource for employers, employees and families. Tools and resources will be shared throughout the month here and on our Facebook page.
Advancing Access and Equity also means advancing competitive integrated employment. You can learn more about competitive integrated employment by visiting the Office of Disability Employment Policy's website. To celebrate this year's theme, MiDDC will be sharing Employment Success Stories from people with disabilities that have lived experience with competitive, integrated employment.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) defines competitive integrated employment (CIE) as work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis for which an individual is:
MiDDC has been working to improve CIE outcomes for individuals through our Employment First initiative and continuous improvement to policies and practices in Michigan. Two Employment First Reports have been released which examine the employment status of Michigan adults with disabilities and the changes needed to increase CIE opportunities in our state. Visit our Publications page to view the Employment First Reports.
Employers, employees with disabilities, and their families can use the information on this website to help spread the word about the importance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
