Department of Defense Encourages National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October 2010 Theme: Talent Has No Boundaries: Workforce Diversity INCLUDES Workers with Disabilities

This memorandum recognizes October as National Disability Employment
Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year's NDEAM theme, "Talent Has No
Boundaries: Workforce Diversity INCLUDES Workers with Disabilities," and
President Barack Obama's Plan to Empower People with Disabilities emphasizes
that men and women with disabilities represent an inclusive and skilled
workforce.

In recognition of NDEAM, DPAP and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is hosting the fourth annual DoD
AbilityOne Program Recognition Ceremony. We ask that each of you take the
time to recognize individuals and teams in your respective organizations who
work to increase business with the AbilityOne Program. Further details are
provided within the memorandum.

Policy Vault:
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ops/policy_vault.html


Memorandum:
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA005374-10-DPAP.pdf

V/r
ROB JARRETT
Director of Operations
DPAP, USD(AT&L), Pentagon, Rm 3B855
703-695-7146, (FAX) 703-693-1142
DPAP website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap

About National Industries for the Blind
NIB’s (www.NIB.org) mission is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment. NIB and 89 associated agencies serve as the largest employer for people who are blind by the sale of SKILCRAFT® products and services through the AbilityOne Program, established by the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act.

AbilityOne Websites:
www.abilityone.com - an e-commerce site for SKILCRAFT and other AbilityOne Program products operated by NIB, an AbilityOne Program Central Non-profit Agency
www.abilityone.org - operated by NISH, an AbilityOne Program Central Non-profit Agency
www.abilityone.gov - operated by The Committee For Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the federal agency that owns the AbilityOne name and provides oversight for the AbilityOne Program.