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FEED Meeting February 11, 2026

Getting Started / Resources / Federal Exchange on Employment & Disability (FEED)

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Overview

The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) invites federal employees to the next virtual Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability (FEED) meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET.

This session will feature a presentation from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on promising reasonable accommodation (RA) practices that federal agencies are reporting in their MD-715 submissions. Following the presentation, participants are invited to join an in-depth conversation on RA policies and practices across federal agencies. Speakers from the U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of State will explore how agencies of different sizes are managing RAs amid increased request volume, staffing constraints, and evolving workforce needs. The discussion will examine how agencies track accommodations over time and work to improve coordination across offices such as IT, HR, and accessibility teams.

The meeting will conclude with an open forum during which members can share recent successes or ask for advice on current issues at their agencies.

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)

Welcome (1:05-1:10 p.m.)

  • Julie Hocker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Updates (1:10-1:15 p.m.)

  • Lauren Karas, Business Development Specialist, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP),
    U.S. Department of Labor

Promising Practices in Reasonable Accommodations: What Agencies are Reporting on MD-715 Reports (1:15-1:35 p.m.)

  • Marqui Willoughby, Attorney Advisor, Agency Oversight Division, Federal Sector Oversight and Compliance Service, Office of Federal Sector, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Reasonable Accommodations: Policies and Processes, Tracking, and Follow-Along (1:35-2:30 p.m.)

  • Kendra Shock, Division Chief, Office of Accessibility and Accommodations, Disability and Reasonable Accommodations Division (OAA/DRAD), U.S. Department of State
  • Heidi Howland, Lead Disability Resources Specialist, Bureau of Personnel and Training, Office of Accessibility and Accommodations, U.S. Department of State
  • Emily Claybrook, Employee Relations Program Manager, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Chat with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (2:30-2:55 p.m.)

  • Elyssa Santos-Abrams, Senior Attorney-Advisor, Outreach, Training, and Engagement Division, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Candace Clark, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Closing (2:55-3:00 p.m.)

  • Akinyemi Banjo, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), 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. Managed by representatives from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and supported by the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN), FEED participants meet four times per year to share and develop information, resources, and best practices on a variety of topics related to disability employment in the federal sector.

FEED 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. The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) supports the management of FEED.

Visit EARN's page on FEED for more information.

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