FEED Meeting April 17, 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Overview

During this informative meeting, our presenters will:

• Discuss strategies to create an inclusive workplace for federal employees with non-apparent disabilities, including mental health conditions.
• Highlight resources to advance inclusion within the Federal Government.
• Offer opportunities to support research on federal efforts.

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)

Creating an Inclusive Workplace for People with Non-Apparent Disabilities, Including Mental Health (1:05-2:15 p.m.)

• Elyssa Santos-Abrams, Attorney Advisor in the Outreach, Training, and Engagement Division of the Federal Sector Programs at the Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Lisa Mathess, Principal Consultant and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Specialist, Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Research on Disability Employment Practices Across the Federal Government (2:15-2:25 p.m.)

• William “Bill” Erickson, Senior Research Specialist, Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, Cornell University

U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Updates and Resources (2:25-2:35 p.m.)

• Jennifer Croft, Diversity Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA), OPM

FEED Community Peer Exchange: Disability-Inclusive Workplace Practices (2:35-2:50 p.m.)

• Akinyemi Banjo, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Updates and Closing Remarks (2:50-3:00 p.m.)

• Wendy Doernberg, Senior Attorney-Advisor, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, EEOC

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.