November 3, 2017
Kaiserslautern American
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Ramstein observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Airmen from Ramstein’s National Disability Employ ment Awareness committee visited elementary schools within the Kaiserslautern Mili tary Community to read to stu dents for National Disability Em ployment Aware ness Month Oct. 17 through 20. At Ramstein Elementary School, second graders were read the book “Tuesday Tucks Me In” by Luis Carlos Montalvan, a book about a service member who has come back from war with posttrau matic stress disorder and now has a service dog. Third- through fifth-grad ers at Vogelweh Elementary School were read “We’re All Wonders” by R.J. Palacio, which is about a boy who was born with physical deformities.
Airman 1st Class Beatrice Agavo, 86th Medical Support Squadron acquisitions technician, reads “Tuesday Tucks Me In” by Luis Carlos Montalvan to a secondgrade class for National Disability Employment Awareness Month at Ramstein Elementary School Oct. 18. The book is about a service member who has come back from war with post-traumatic stress disorder and now has a service dog.
“Through these books, stu dents had the opportunity to learn that not everyone is the same,” said Airman 1st Class Matthew Powell, 86th Medical Support Squadron war reserve
A Ramstein Elementary School student colors during a National Disability Employment Awareness Month reading event at Ramstein Elementary School Oct. 18. Ramstein’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month committee visited approximately 30 elementary school classes within the Kaiserslautern Military Community to inform the community of the importance of this month’s observance.
Senior Airman Shante Marshall, 86th Medical Support Squadron war reserve material technician, helps students with a coloring activity during a National Disability Employment Awareness Month reading event at Ramstein Elementary School Oct. 18. According to the Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a national campaign held in October that raises awareness about employment issues for disabled people and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.
material technician. According to the National Con sortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, National Disability Em ployment Awareness Month is a national campaign held in October that raises awareness about employment issues for disabled people and celebrates the many and var ied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The National Disability
Em ploy ment Aware ness Month committee visited approximately 30 elementary school classes to impact hun dreds of students. “This opportunity allowed students to see how people with disabilities can lead a productive and meaning ful life,” said Natalie Horne, Ramstein Elementary School assistant principal. “The same is true for students with dis abilities. With the right sup
port, our students will be suc cessful.” Informing the communi ty about National Disability Employment Awareness Month is important, and it starts with young students. “If you teach children at a young age to respect oth ers no matter their appearance or behavior, you will set a foundation for years to come,” Powell said. “Awareness starts with them.”