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Albany, N.Y. (October 24, 2023) - The New York State Department of Health recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month to celebrate the many contributions of people with disabilities to the workforce. This year's theme is "Advancing Access and Equity."
In honor of the month, the Department launched a new training module, "Disability Etiquette," which educates New Yorkers on how to increase disability awareness, accessibility, and inclusion in public health programming. The comprehensive training provides information, tools, and strategies that can be used by anyone to ensure that facilities, programs, environments, policies, and procedures are accessible and inclusive for everyone.
"Disability Employment Awareness Month is a time to recognize the many contributions that people with disabilities have made to the workforce and to strengthen policies, programs, and environments to improve diversity, equity, and accessibility across New York," State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said. "The first step to increase accessibility and inclusion in public health programming is to learn how to make systems available to and usable by everyone. The 'Disability Etiquette'...
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