Participant-Identified Leading Practices That Could Increase the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce

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Article Publication Date: 
10/1/2010
Summary: 
The percentage of individuals with disabilities in the federal government has not increased since 1994, according to this report. Read highlights of a forum where participants, by prioritizing practices offered by subject matter experts, identified eight steps that agencies could take to help the federal government become a model employer for people with disabilities.
Topics: 
Employment Programs
Types/Tools: 
Promising practices; Reports; Surveys
Populations: 
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities
Sources: 
Government Accountability Office
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
All States/Territories
Keywords: 
Recruitment and Retention; Wages and Benefits
Attitudinal Barriers; Integrated Solution; Federal Workforce; Accountability; Surveying the Workforce; Career Development; GAO; GAO-11-81SP

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Laurie E. Ekstrand
Government Accountability Office
ekstrandl@gao.gov
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202-512-6806

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