Federal Agency Promising and Emerging Practices Facilitating Self-Identification of Disability
Learn strategies to encourage federal employees with disabilities to self-identify as having a disability.
This guide explores policies, practices and procedures that support federal agency efforts to encourage applicants and employees to self-identify as a person with a disability. It includes an overview of Section 501 regulations related to affirmative action for people with disabilities and explains the benefits of self-identification, including as a method for tracking progress toward meeting disability inclusion goals.