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History of National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Congress in 1945 enacted National Disability Employment Awareness Month by Public Law 176. The original legislation assigned the first week in October as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week”. President Harry S. Truman designated the former President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities to carry out the law. Congress changed the name to “National Disability Employment Awareness Month” in 1988. The responsibility for leading the nationwide recognition was transferred to the newly created Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in 2001.