President Obama has announced that his Administration is taking several steps to ensure that there is fair and equal access to employment for all Americans, particularly the 54 million people in this country living with disabilities. These actions include collaboration between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to sponsor a day long Federal Government-wide job fair for people with disabilities.
National Council on Disability Releases Latest Report Regarding Health Care Changes for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released its latest report,
The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities, on the
NCD Website (
www.ncd.gov), focusing the nation’s attention on the health care disparities experienced by people with disabilities.