National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2010 poster released
From the
U.S. Dept. of Labor:
The National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2010 NDEAM Poster has been released.
New This Year: downloadable versions of the poster are available in English, Spanish plus six additional languages: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, and two Native American languages: Navajo, Lakota.
The Theme
Talent has no boundaries: Workforce diversity includes people with disabilities
The 2010 NDEAM theme emphasizes the rich diversity and talent that workers with disabilities bring to the workplace.
According to Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, "Our diversity of talent is the wellspring of innovation and creativity in the workforce."
About the Artist
The 2010 poster highlights the talents of artist and writer, Laura Hershey. Ms. Hershey is one of many artists featured on VSA's Website. VSA is the International Organization on Arts and Disability.
Through the medium of computer generated art, Ms. Hershey created a figure of a hand of many colors and shapes that, through her verse, reaches out in friendship to dispel the fears and misconceptions often associated with disabilities.
From the U.S. Dept. of Labor: