On Oct. 4, the Board of Clallam County Commissioners proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Clallam County and publically recognized employers in Clallam County who employ people with developmental disabilities. Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.

The theme for 2016 is “Inclusion Works.”

Employers recognized were: A-1 Performance Inc., Amazing Changes Hair Studio, Banana Belt Kelly, CCH Individualized Support Services, Clallam Transit, DSHS Child Protective Services, Feiro Marine Life Center, Forks Coffee Shop, Goodwill Port Angeles, Goodwill Sequim, Home Depot, JACE Real Estate Port Angeles, JACE Real Estate Sequim, Jack in the Box Port Angeles, Juan de Fuca Cottages, King’s Way Foursquare, Church, McDonald’s Port Angeles, McDonald’s Sequim, Olympic Medical Center, Omega Business Center, Pacific Office Equipment, Quality Inn & Suites, Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Safeway Sequim, Safeway Highway 101 Port Angeles, Safeway Lincoln Street Port Angeles, Shred Head Shredding, Smuggler’s Landing, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Three Rivers Resort, TLC Pet Pros, Walmart Port Angeles, Washburns General Store and the Olympic Peninsula YMCA.

If you frequent these businesses, let them know you appreciate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.