RICHMOND, Va. –
Editor’s Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an effort to confirm the federal government’s commitment to ensuring disabled workers have access to good jobs, every month of every year.
Name: Aaron Wessman
Organization: Storage and Distribution at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Warner Robins, Ga.
Years of service at DLA: Eight years
What is your job title, and what do you do? Lead general supply specialist. I conduct inventories and oversee the Care of Stock in Storage.
How do you support the warfighter? Ensure our supplies are in serviceable condition and ready to be issued to the customer (Air Force).
The theme for the 2024 National Disability Employment Awareness Month is “Access to Good Jobs for All.” In your words, briefly explain what this means to you? I have been blessed to have a job that I can physically handle.
Tell us something unique about you. I have used a wheelchair for three years now. I still hunt, fish and jump from planes.
What is one thing you'd like others to know about individuals with a disability? We are just normal people.
What are you most proud of? Being part of an organization that directly supports the warfighter.