ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ðə tˈɛksəs ɡˈʌvɚnɚz kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈiːpəl wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz nˈeɪmd ɪts ˈænjuːəl ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ɐwˈɔːɹdz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ˈæftɚ fɹˈiːdən fɔːɹ hɪz ˈædvəkəsi wˈɜːk ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðɪ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ʌv pˈiːpəl wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə wˈɜːld.
In 2011, the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities named its annual employment awards program after Frieden for his advocacy work regarding the employment of people with disabilities around the world.