National Disability Employment Awareness Month
NDEAM is a time to celebrate the contributions, skills, and talents that people with disabilities bring to the workplace, and to recognize the importance of meaningful employment opportunities. Help us meet our goal to provide stipends for these Artisans!
About National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In October 2026, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an annual recognition of the positive impact of people with disabilities in the American workforce. This yearly event began in 1945 as a weeklong national observance of the contributions of people with physical disabilities. In 1988, Congress designated the commemoration as NDEAM, which then evolved to acknowledge the importance of increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities, including those with mental health conditions and other nonobvious disabilities. In 2001, ODEP was created and entrusted to administer NDEAM, including the selection and promotion of its annual theme.
At ArtMix in all of our programming, but specifically our Urban Artisans program, young adults with disabilities build artistic, vocational, and social skills while gaining real experience as working artists. This October we celebrate and honor these Artisans for their contributions and impact into making ArtMix what it is.
Every donation and contribution helps fund stipends for these Artisans.
Looking to send a check instead?
They can be mailed to 1505 N. Delaware Street attn. ArtMix.