Disability (disabilities, disabled)

A person typing on a computer with 3D projected imagery of graphs protruding from the screen.
For many disabled workers, entrepreneurship allows greater access, freedom and flexibility at work. By owning their own business, people with disabilities may not only reduce or eliminate barriers in the
Continue Reading
Filed in Disability employment • By: Office of Human Resources •
A woman with long brown hair and a pink shirt, with the text "I am DOL."
Administrative Specialist Paula Comer, a Schedule A employee, supports a team that makes sure workers can exercise their rights under federal labor law.
Continue Reading
Filed in Employment and Training, Disability employment • By: Vander Cherry •
A photo of Vander Cherry
A federal employee’s account of how he used available resources to support his evolution from student to young professional.
Continue Reading
National Women's History Month
This year marks the 25th anniversary of a seminal moment in disability rights history and American history—the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C. —which found that the unjustified segregation
Continue Reading
Filed in Disability employment, Employment and Training • By: Tonya Brown •
A black woman named Tonya Brown smiling
Soul Train, Rosa Parks and a legacy of advocacy: An employee in our Office of Disability Employment Policy shares her perspective on the importance of Black History Month.
Continue Reading
Two men walking next to each other while smiling. National Mentoring Month.,
During National Mentoring Month each January, we honor mentors who positively influence the lives of young people as they transition into adulthood and their workplaces.
Continue Reading
Filed in Disability employment • By: Office of Disability Employment Policy •
January is National Mentoring Month
Reflecting on mentors who have made a significant impact on our careers.
Continue Reading
Filed in Disability employment • By: Larry Lewis •
Close-up of hands typing on a braille keyboard
People with disabilities have tremendous skills and talents to bring to the workplace, as long as the tools they need are accessible.
Continue Reading
Mental Health at Work: What Can I Do? Graphic
We’re committed to helping America’s employees and employers work together to promote workplace wellbeing — especially in light of the challenges of the past two years.
Continue Reading
Filed in Disability employment • By: Jennifer Thomas •
Fannie Lou Hamer singing at the microphones, with a guitarist, during a civil rights demonstration in front of the White House circa 1964.
During Black History Month we celebrate the contributions of leaders both past and present.
Continue Reading
Scroll to top