AAPD Program Office:

David Hale
Program Manager
202-457-0046 (ext. 32)

Alana Hill
Program Associate
202-457-0046 (ext. 22)

Welcome to the Disability Mentoring Program

Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is a large-scale national effort to promote career development for students and job seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration, on-site job shadowing, and ongoing mentoring leading to internship and employment opportunities. Hosted by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the largest national cross-disability membership organization in the United States, DMD connects nearly 20,000 job-seekers with disabilities with thousands of employers in more than 300 locations in every U.S. State and Territory and in more than 24 countries worldwide each year. DMD AT-A-Glance (PDF) (RTF)

Last year, Disability Mentoring Day integrated more than 17,000 students and jobseekers in communities in every state plus 20 international locations. Over 2,000 participating public and private employers hosted mentees at their places of employment, with many continuing the mentoring relationships for long-term periods.

(l)Ft. Myers, Florida, mentee Tommy Scott spent time at Clear Channel Radio with D.J. "007" & (r) Mentee Jason Hopkins shadowed Gabe Gabrielle of SGS, Inc at Kennedy Space Center

DMD is recognized nationally on the third Wednesday of every October in conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.  However, local DMD activities are coordinated by a national grassroots network of DMD Coordinators who connect local organizations, employers, supporters and advocates across the country. 

To learn about DMD in your community and to contact a DMD Coordinator in your area, please click here.

(l)2007 National DMD Career Fair and Kick Off Celebration (r) DMD Participants at American Airlines