National Disability Employment Awareness Month -
Poster and Activities
Each Fall since 1999, the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities produces a poster celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October. Artwork for the poster is selected by a submission and judging process and is open to any Texas artist with a disability. For information on the submission process, which occurs January to mid-March each year, download the Submission Guidelines and Entry Form or contact our office at . If you encounter any problems opening either of these files, get the free Acrobat Reader.
The colorful and beautiful 18 x 24 inch posters are displayed in businesses, government offices, schools and colleges across the State. Apple Specialty Advertising donates the design and layout for the NDEAM posters. “We believe the posters provide a worthwhile avenue for highlighting talented individuals with disabilities,” said Jane Thomas, a partner in the company. Thomas uses a wheelchair and is a breast cancer survivor. The Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities would like to thank the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Media Department for graciously printing 2,500 posters each year for distribution throughout the state of Texas.
In addition to displaying artwork in venues around the State, the posters are displayed alongside the original artwork at the office of the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, located at 1100 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, Texas. Beginning September 1 each year, we accept orders for free posters for offices and businesses, as well as for October NDEAM celebrations throughout the state. Please email us or phone our office at 512-463-5739 or your relay provider of choice.
Download and print an NDEAM Poster Brochure (PDF)
2011 NDEAM Poster - Me and My Bike by Patricia Hiebeler
Description of Poster:
The 2011 NDEAM theme, Profit by Investing in Workers with Disabilities, is
visible at the top left. At the top right the text says National Disability
Employment Awareness Month 2011.
Below the title is the featured watercolor painting of a little boy standing on
a box, trying to get up on a red bicycle that is much too large for him. The
bicycle has a flat front tire and is facing a downhill ride towards a locked
gate. Sunlight shines through the tall trees in the woods around him,
casting shadows on the ground.
Below the artwork is an up-close headshot photo of the artist, Patricia
Hiebeler, with her Artist's Statement to the right side of the photo:
"My name is Patricia and I have had documented mental illness for almost
half of my 53 years. A lot has happened since that beginning. My mental
health is currently stable, my recovery from breast cancer has begun and
I have passed a state certification examination to become a Certified Peer
Specialist. "Me and My Bike" is symbolic of my own struggle with mental illness. At first glance, my painting appears to be simply a little boy playing on a summer day. But the reality of the story, like that of some disabilities, might be invisible at first glance. The obstacles the little boy faces are getting on a bike which is much too big for him, headed down hill with a flat tire towards a locked gate - NOW the picture comes into focus and the true story appears."
The background of the poster fades from a dark rust color at the top to a light green at the bottom. Total poster size is 18 inches by 24 inches.
Three poster credits are included: The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, Apple Specialty Advertising, and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. Logos and website addresses are included.
http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities
http://applespeciality.com
http://dars.state.tx.us
View or print the poster as an Adobe PDF here.
Download the latest version of Adobe reader here.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation
2011
View or Print the NDEAM Proclamation as an Adobe PDF.
View or Print the NDEAM Proclamation as a Word document.
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What Can YOU Do to Advance the Employment of People with Disabilities?
In support of the What Can YOU Do? outreach effort, the Campaign for Disability Employment is pleased to present the following video tools. Help us spread the word about the value and talent that people with disabilities bring to the workplace by sharing these videos and playing the Campaign for Disability Employment’s “I Can” public service announcement (PSA).
Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
1100 San Jacinto Suite 1.200
PO Box 12428
Austin TX 78711
512-463-5739