LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) October 2024

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an annual October campaign promoting disability inclusion in the workplace. NDEAM began in the United States following World War Two as an effort to welcome returning veterans into the workforce. NDEAM or DEAM was also promoted in Canada, often sporadically, since the 1950s. In recent years, efforts by inclusive employment advocates have developed the NDEAM concept in Canada into a modern celebration of the benefits of inclusive hiring.

As part of NDEAM 2024 LiveWorkPlay was pleased to attend the launch of Public Service Neurodiversity Week, hosted by our neurodersity champion Sancho Angulo, on behalf of the Infinity network for neurodivergent public servants. A keynote by Tina Namiesniowski, Deputy Minister Champion for Employees with Disabilities was followed by a series of public servants sharing their experiences on their employment journey. Also in attendance was Stephanie Cadieux, Canada’s Chief Accessibility Officer. Total attendance was about 450, with about 400 attending online from around the country.