[ODEP News Brief. Driving Change - Creating Opportunity]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MjUuMjc3MjU3NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb2wuZ292L2FnZW5jaWVzL29kZXA_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1PREVQX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfaGVhZGVyIn0.wAJYkOE4tgR13EeKEg4dSDaESHbX1FX6xAZM5n5Wazs/s/1258045501/br/85956899751-l> September 25, 2020 OFCCP NDEAM Event The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's (OFCCP) Southeast Region will host the "I AM ABLE - Access Ability Individuals with Disabilities" virtual meeting on October 6. This event, celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), will highlight DOL's Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award winners, PepsiCo and CVS Health. The companies will discuss their disability inclusion programs. 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