 Time is running out if you want to wear the official shirt to Awareness Day
Oklahoma’s People with Disabilities Awareness Day 2026 is just 14 days away, and shirts are available to order to wear at the event.
One T-shirt design is available in the online store as well as an agency polo with an embroidered DRS logo.
Remember to register for this year’s event that will bring hundreds of people with disabilities, their families and supporters together. The event will be held on March 10.
For people wanting a shirt for PWDAD, the shirt company staff is accepting orders through March 2 for people willing to pick up the shirts at the store. The store is located at U Big T’s, 905 N.W. 6th St Oklahoma City, Ok 73106.
PWDAD celebrates the commitment and hard work of Oklahomans with disabilities to lead independent lives and pursue careers. DRS staff and their clients are building the state’s workforce stronger. The event also connects clients to vendors who can provide critical services to them.
The 2026 event will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City. PWDAD is open to the public, and people are encouraged to wear green to show support.
If you have any questions or need help registering, please call us at (405) 951-3478 or email, cmartin@okdrs.gov.
 Promote PWDAD by using your email
Celebrate 2026’s People with Disabilities Awareness Day by updating your email signature with the event’s new badge.
Follow these steps:
- Left click on graphic above to highlight (box will be highlighted). Then right click on the graphic and pull down to “save image as.”
- Save image to desktop and give it a name that is easy to remember.
- Open your Signature in Outlook (new version) by clicking on your email address in the account listings in the left pane. Right click, and pull down to manage account.
- Then select signatures from the list.
- Highlight your current work signature and copy all of it except the DRS logo using "Control" + "C" keys.
- The click on + New Signature. Name the new signature anything you would like. In the message window, hit "Control" + "V" to paste your information in the new Signature.
- Then click on the first button below the signature box Insert pictures inline.
- Find the logo on your desktop. Click it.
- Click OK. This will put the graphic into your signature.
- Hit save.
- Then go to select default signatures. Choose the new signature name in the box next to for new messages. Hit save.
- You are done and new mails should now have the PWDAD badge.
*Note: If you are using a newer version of Outlook. Click on View, then View Settings. Next, click on Accounts then click on Signatures. Click on the plus sign next to New Signatures then follow the above steps.
 Kirksey honored for service to state
Laurita Kirksey was recently honored by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services for 45 years of service to the state of Oklahoma.
Over a quietly illustrious 45-year career, Kirksey has been the catalyst for more than $53 million in program revenue returned to the state through SSA reimbursement. She has epitomized professionalism, consistency, effort and innovation, bringing a work ethic that can only come from a small-town upbringing provided in a place like Boley, Oklahoma.
She is held in high regard by her colleagues, friends and family. Her professionalism is known from Baltimore, Maryland to furthest corner of the Sooner State. Her work has been featured throughout America as other states have emulated many of the techniques fostered in our own VR reimbursement program. She has a "go with the flow" flexibility that allows her to easily adjust to the moving parts that make the Social Security Administration what it is.
"I'm very proud of what I've been able to accomplish during my career, but my greatest achievement would definitely be my twin sons, Lamar and Lavar Kirksey. They are what has kept me motivated day-to-day here at DRS."
When she's not working, Laurita enjoys spending time with her family including her grandchildren, Koreea (24) and Ava (12)
 Riddle me this: Time to clean your plate
This edition's question:
What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?
The answer:
???
Send us your answer
Last edition’s question:
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
The answer:
Five — each daughter has the same brother
Those getting it right included:
- Maggie Mattox
- Donna Stewart
- David Goff
- Jeffrey Brazell
- Julie Bailey
- Michael Lee
- Robbe LaMunyon
- Dayna Jarman
- Darlene Carnahan
- Bernadette Ishmael
- Debra Eagle
- Laura Prater
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