FEED Meeting September 11, 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Overview

During this interactive meeting, you will learn about what the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is doing to improve accessibility, explore specific agencies' disability inclusion practices, hear about a proposed FEED Neurodiversity Working Group, and become familiar with resources for National Disability Awareness Month (NDEAM).

In addition, you will have the opportunity to share your agency’s examples of effective accessible and 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)

OMB Memo M-24-08: Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (1:10-2:10 p.m.)

• Cassie Winters, Policy Analyst, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (OFCIO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• Justin Grimes, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (OFCIO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Agency Spotlights: iBelong Campaign at USCG, Disability Solutions Desk at NCUA (2:10-2:30 p.m.)

• Linda Aase, HR Specialist and SPPC, Office of Civilian Workforce Management, U.S. Coast Guard
• Holly Aguilar, Disability Coordinator, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

Department of State’s Proposed FEED Neuroinclusion Working Group (2:30-2:40 p.m.)

• Julia Mankata-Tamakloe, Deputy Director, Office of Accessibility and Accommodations, U.S. Department of State
• Heidi Howland, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of State
• JD. Brederson, Foreign Service Medical Provider, U.S. Department of State

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Update (2:40-2:50 p.m.)

• Renee Tajudeen, Director, Division of Policy Communication and Outreach, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Updates and Resources (2:50-2:55 p.m.)

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Updates, Resources, and Closing Remarks (2:55-3:00 p.m.)

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

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.