30 September 2025
Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM)
SaskAbilities brings inclusive hiring to the forefront with events and activities highlighting Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) in October
Since 2011, the province of Saskatchewan has recognized October as Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM). For the past 13 years, DEAM has prompted important discussions, spotlighting the many benefits of inclusive hiring in the workplace across all industries and sectors. SaskAbilities’ Partners in Employment offices across the province are especially encouraged by the momentum DEAM builds each year in community engagement and increased interest in employment inclusion.
Get ready to ignite inclusion and celebrate diversity with SaskAbilities’ Partners in Employment offices across the province! This year, SaskAbilities’ Partners in Employment Offices are hosting events and activities for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), including participating in the national Light it Up! For NDEAM initiative to promote a more including Canadian Workforce.
Join us across the province to support DEAM:
Saskatoon
- Broadcast announcement on Cool 98 Radio – October 1st
- Employer certificates of appreciation – Full month
- Social media posts and pictures
- Light it Up! For DEAM – October 16th
- Light up City Hall and the Memorial Light Pole
Regina and Moose Jaw
- Regina – Celebrating inclusive employers’ luncheon – October 10th
- Moose Jaw – Employer recognition days– October 23rd & 24th
Yorkton
- Social media campaign promoting DEAM – Full month of October
- Light it Up! For NDEAM – October 16th
- Staff and clients encouraged to wear blue and purple
- Personal appreciation visits to inclusive employers
- Pictures, distribution of lights and thank you notes
Swift Current
- Wear it and share it campaign – Fridays of October
- Personal appreciation visits to inclusive employers
- Pictures, distribution of lights and thank you notes
- Presentation to City of Swift Current, city council about DEAM
For more information about DEAM events happening at SaskAbilities’ Partners in Employment offices nearest you, or to learn how employment services can benefit your organization, please visit our website, www.SaskAbilities.ca or contact:
SaskAbilities Partners in Employment:
Saskatoon:
Email: partnersinemployment.saskatoon@saskabilities.ca
Regina:
Email: partnersinemployment.regina@saskabilities.ca
Moose Jaw:
Email: partnersinemployment.moosejaw@saskabilities.ca
Yorkton:
Email: swiftcurrent@saskabilities.ca
Swift Current:
Email: partnersinemployment.yorkton@saskabilities.ca