Murfreesboro, TN - Middle Tennessee State University is hosting its first recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a leadership and disability conference on Oct. 29.

Free and open to the public, the event will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the MT Center inside the Sam H. Ingram Building, 2269 Middle Tennessee Blvd.

MTSU is hosting six successful speakers who will be discussing their professional and personal journey coping with mental and/or physical disabilities. The conference aims to shape the audience’s perspectives on success, leadership and ability in the workplace by the speakers sharing their insights and experiences.