MARADMINS : 450/14
R 110728Z Sep 14
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 450/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/MPE//
SUBJ/2014 NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH (NDEAM)//
POC//M.J. SHEPPARD/CIV/UNIT: MPE/-/TEL:(703)784-9371/TEL:
DSN 278-9371/EMAIL: MARC.SHEPPARD (AT) USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN 1945, CONGRESS DECLARED THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER EACH YEAR AS "NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK." THE WORD "PHYSICALLY" WAS DELETED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEEDS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ALL TYPES OF DISABILITIES IN 1962. IN 1988, CONGRESS ADOPTED ITS CURRENT NAME AND EXPANDED THE OBSERVANCE TO A MONTH. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS: EXPECT. EMPLOY. EMPOWER.
2. DURING NDEAM, CERTIFICATES SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILL BE AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AND WOUNDED, ILL, OR INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS, AS WELL AS TROPHIES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
3. SGT IVAN SEARS, WWBN-E DET, WAS SELECTED AS THIS YEAR'S MARINE AWARD RECIPIENT FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. HE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND PRESENTED THE DOD DISABILITY AWARD DURING THE 34TH ANNUAL DOD DISABILITY AWARDS CEREMONY. THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE PENTAGON AUDITORIUM ON 30 OCTOBER 2014.
4. DURING NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, COMMANDERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE TIME TO INCREASE AWARENESS BY CONDUCTING APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M.F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//