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Schedule A Excepted Service Hiring Authority for People with Disabilities

Learn about using the federal Schedule A Excepted Service hiring authorities to advance employment of people with disabilities in the federal sector.

The federal Schedule A Excepted Service hiring authorities include an excepted authority for hiring people with disabilities as well as an authority for hiring readers, interpreters, and personal assistants. This resource guide provides policy guidance for federal agencies regarding how to use Schedule A to support inclusion of people with disabilities in the federal workforce.