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Episode 120: Federal Government Schedule A Program and Hiring Workers with Disabilities

Wednesday – August 2, 2023

Guests

Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor
Affirmative Employment and Special Emphasis Program Manager for Disability Employment and Veterans Portfolio, in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Workplace Equity (OEEOWE)
Sandra Williams
Sandra Williams Human Resources Office (HRO), Client Services Office (CSO) Special Hiring Program Team Chief.

Description

Did you know that the federal government is America’s largest employer? According to information published in May 2023 by the General Services Administration: “More than 4 million Americans—including more than 2.1 million Federal civilian employees—work for our Federal Government, both at home and overseas.” (Source: Strengthening and Empowering the Federal Workforce.)

In this episode of ADA Live! we discuss the Schedule A hiring Authority, a program the federal government has in place to recruit and hire employees with disabilities. This program allows federal agencies to hire qualified employees with disabilities without requiring them to go through a long hiring process. Schedule A hiring applies to all federal jobs.

Our guests, Laura Taylor, Affirmative Employment Program Specialist, and Sandy Williams, Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Laura and Sandy will explain how the Schedule A program helps qualified workers with disabilities find jobs with the federal government. This episode also includes information and resources for workers with disabilities, Federal employers, and employment service providers.

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FEATURED ORGANIZATION

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a major operating component of the Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 75 years, we have put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

In addition, CDC also has a critical preparedness and response mission: we protect the American people from health threats, research emerging diseases, and mobilize public health programs with domestic and international partners. CDC’s 24/7 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) unites highly trained experts, well established processes, and state-of-the-art technology to coordinate resources and information as CDC responds to emergencies worldwide.

Every CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond.

CDC offers exciting and dynamic opportunities in Public Health with global impact. Examine how you can use your talent, training, and passion to help CDC continue as the world’s premier public health organization. Please visit www.cdc.gov for more information.