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OPM rule change makes hiring disabled workers easier
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*         February 22, 2013
The Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations that will to make it easier to appoint people with certain disabilities to positions using Schedule A hiring authority.
The final rule<https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/02/22/2013-04095/appointment-of-persons-with-intellectual-disabilities-severe-physical-disabilities-and-psychiatric> simplifies the hiring process for applicants with disabilities who have work, educational, or other relevant experience, by dropping the requirement that they produce "certificates of readiness" as a condition of appointment. The new regulations are in line with an executive order that aims to encourage employment of individuals with disabilities in the federal workforce.
"We deliver the best results to the American people when we include all parts of our society in our workforce, and take full advantage of their skills and perspectives," OPM Director John Berry said in a statement. "It's important to recruit, hire, develop and retain a competitive and diverse workforce, so that we tap the potential of all groups-including Americans with disabilities."
Prior to the change, an individual with a disability who wished to be appointed under the Schedule A authority had to get a formal written assessment by a medical professional, vocational rehabilitation specialist or disability benefit agency showing that the applicant could reasonably be expected to perform in a particular work environment. Now an applicant will need to establish only that he or she has a qualifying disability.

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