Our goal is to develop an aggressive national policy to bring adults with disabilities into the workforce. The President has also declared October to be National Disability Employment Awareness Month. He understands that despite our prosperity too many Americans are missing out on their fair share of the American dream. Talent is lost. Ideas are squandered.
Promise goes unfilled.
The fact is, we cannot afford to lose the skills, motivation, commitment and imagination of any worker. That's why we're working to make sure that all HHS facilities are fully accessible. But we have to do more than knock down tight corners and narrow doorways. We have to knock down prejudice, ignorance and intolerance. Closed minds must be opened to new ways of thinking - and closed doors must be opened to new job opportunities.