February 25, 2020 FEED Meeting Agenda

MEETING OF THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE ON EMPLOYMENT & DISABILITY (FEED)

February 25, 2020

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC) 

• Opening Remarks & FEED Workgroups Update (1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.)

  • Natalie Veeney, Diversity Program Manager, Outreach, Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
  • Dexter Brooks, Associate Director, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Michael Murray, Director, Employer Policy Team, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor

• Overview of EARN (1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.)

  • Wendy Strobel Gower, Co-Project Director for EARN, Cornell University
  • Ellice Switzer, Compliance, TA, and Training Specialist for EARN, Cornell University

• Presentation: Building Understanding of Employment of People with Disabilities in Federal Agencies (1:35 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.)

  • Sarah von Schrader, Research Team Lead for EARN, Cornell University
    • Part I: Agency Practices and the Representation of People with Disabilities Across Occupations and Grades
      • Q&A
    • Part II: Differential Experiences and Attitudes of Employees with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce
      • Q&A
    • Invitation to Participate in Online Focus Groups

• Closing Remarks (2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

  • Wendy Strobel Gower, EARN