FEED Meeting June 12, 2024
The Federal Government and Inclusive Hiring Processes
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Overview
During this informative meeting, our presenters will:
- Discuss promising practices for using Schedule A to recruit people with disabilities, including Management Directive-715 (MD-715).
- Share information from EEOC’s recently released Promising Practices for Using Schedule A to Recruit, Hire, Advance, and Retain Persons with Disabilities report.
- Highlight strategies from OPM’s Workforce of the Future Playbook (PDF) to create a federal workforce that is inclusive, agile, engaged, and equipped with the right skills.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to share your agency’s examples of effective disability-inclusive workplace practices.
Agenda
Introduction (1:00-1:05 p.m.)
- Akinyemi Banjo, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Welcoming Remarks (1:05-1:10 p.m.)
- Taryn Mackenzie Williams, Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Promising Practices for Using Schedule A to Recruit, Hire, Advance, and Retain Persons with Disabilities (1:10-1:30 p.m.)
- Wendy Doernberg, Attorney Advisor, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Promising Practices From MD-715 Affirmative Action Plans for Individuals with Disabilities (1:30-2:10 p.m.)
- Marqui Willoughby, Attorney Advisor, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, Agency Oversight Division, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
OPM Workforce of the Future Playbook (2:10-2:40 p.m.)
- Eric Popiel, Strategic Foresight Analyst, Strategic Workforce Foresight Team Manager, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Opportunities for People with Disabilities to Level Up to Public Service (2:40-2:50 p.m.)
- Jennifer Croft, Diversity Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA), OPM
FEED Community Peer Exchange: Disability-Inclusive Workplace Practices (2:50-2:55 p.m.)
- Akinyemi Banjo, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Closing Remarks (2:55-3:00 p.m.)
- Lou Orslene, Director, Employer and Workplace Policy Team, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Real time captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided. Should you need additional accommodations, kindly submit your request via the registration form.
*You must be an employee of the U.S. Federal Government with a .gov, .mil, .us, or .edu email address to join FEED.
The Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability (FEED) is a federal interagency working group focused on advancing employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the Federal Government. Supported by the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and managed by representatives from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), FEED members meet four times per year to share and develop information, resources, and best practices on a variety of topics related to disability-inclusive employment in the federal sector.
Membership is open to Federal Government employees at any level. Federal employees whose job duties involve recruiting, hiring, retaining, or advancing people with disabilities are encouraged to join.
Visit EARN's page on FEED for more information.