Federal Employer Resources

The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Federal government employers who want to take advantage of WRP can register online.

Serves USDA employees, their federal partners and members of the public interested in accessibility and ergonomics.

Policy and guidelines for complying with the reasonable accommodation requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Information from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government and Technology webwite on the definition of reasonable accommodation for employers and what types of accommodations fit this definition.

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that assists federal agencies by purchasing assistive technology and services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on creating accessible electronic environments and providing assistance in accommodating workers with disabilities.

Links to disability-related Web sites and resources.

A review of significant cases in the area of disability rights that the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Civil Rights offers as guidance to help managers understand issues related to employment of individuals with disabilities.

Information about courses offered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Training Institute at various locations nationwide and in Frankfurt, Germany. Federal Sector Courses cover training for new federal investigators, managers and supervisors, counselors, mediators, Disability Program Managers and more. The Training Institute has a wide variety of training programs to help employers understand, prevent and correct discrimination in the workplace.

Plan and status report focuses on the EPA's goals and objectives for the recruitment, hiring and accommodation of people with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.

The FAA's one-stop resource where prospective FAA job applicants with disabilities can find information on our noncompetitive hiring process for people with disabilities, requesting reasonable accommodations, the FAA National People with Disabilities Program and more.

Testimonials from workers with disabilities who are pursuing good careers in federal jobs.

Summary of laws protecting FTC employees from discrimination in the workplace, including links to the federal complaint process and information on rights and remedies.

Through this captioned video presentation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) TARGET Discovery Series, learn about the technology, organizations, hiring authorities, and best practices that can help increase the employment and advancement of people with disabilities--one of the biggest untapped resources in today's federal and private workplaces.

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) will be holding three 1.5 hour Webcast sessions beginning the first week of December 2009. This series will cover the hiring and employment of people with disabilities in the federal government and the reasonable accommodation process. Online registration is now open. For more information on hiring people with disabilities read about the EEOC's LEAD Initiative.

Home page of the Equal Opportunity Programs Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center with links to staff, contact information, EEO programs and complaint procedures.

Home page of NARA’s EEO program with links to the agency’s policies, programs and complaint process.

Information on equal employment opportunity and diversity programs in the National Marine Fisheries Service and its partner institutes.

Memorandum establishing OSHA's hiring policies relative to persons with disabilities.

Information to help federal government managers understand the laws, hiring authorities and technical aspects of recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities.

Guidance explaining the application of Executive Order 13145, which prohibits employment discrimination based on "protected genetic information" in the Executive branch.

Guide for the business community and the federal government identifies steps that can be taken to adopt successful business policies and practices that help the employment of people with disabilities. This link opens a Word document. The report can also be downloaded in PDF format.

A set of quick reference guides that provides information about Schedule A appointments. Using the Schedule A appointing authority, qualified job candidates with disabilities who meet the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) guidelines can be hired non-competitively. These publications can be downloaded in PDF format or ordered online.

Presentation from the Department of Agriculture's TARGET Center about WRP, a nationwide program that includes nearly 1,769 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels who help employers fill both short- and long-term staffing needs.