National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2024
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an annual campaign in October that aims to raise awareness about employment issues faced by individuals with disabilities while celebrating their diverse contributions to the American workforce.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Margaret Price
Mental Health in Academia:
Its Access, Failures, and Accountability
October 21st 3:00-4:00
Virtual or Hendrix Student Center
Almeda R. Jacks Ballroom A
Join us as Margaret Price, associate professor of English at Ohio State University specializing in disability studies and rhetoric/composition, discusses mental health in academia, its access, failure and accountability, and other highlights from her new book Crip Spacetime.
Register for the virtual eventAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Request Accommodations
All speaker sessions will be captioned. If you have additional accommodation needs, please contact Priscilla Harrison (priscih@clemson.edu) prior to the start of events you wish to attend. To ensure that we have enough time to implement accommodations, we ask that you reach out at least a week before the event is scheduled to begin.
Additional Learning Resources
Video Library
Recordings of past and present NDEAM events from Clemson University's celebrations of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Reading
Explore the collections in the NDEAM book display - featuring recommended readings in Nonfiction and Children & Young Adults categories.