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Federal Accommodations Programs

Ensures that all USDA employees have safe and equal access to electronic and information technology by assessing, educating and advocating for the integration of assistive technology and worksite accommodations.

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U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that assists DoD and other federal agencies by purchasing assistive technology and related services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on creating accessible electronic environments and assisting in accommodating workers with disabilities.

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Assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, wounded service members returning with dexterity impairments including upper extremity amputees, vision or hearing loss and cognitive injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Do the CAP Online Needs Assessment.

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Brochure for the Assistive Technology Program at the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the U.S. Department of Education.

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Overview of a Department of Education program that uses technology to assist employees and customers with disabilities in accessing information.

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Contact information for employment program managers in DOT's divisions.

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The Department of the Interior's (DOI) Accessible Technology Program supports employees with disabilities by determining the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomic solutions for the individual.

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Information on Treasury's hiring practices and accommodations procedures.

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The Captioned Telephone is a new technology that allows people to receive word-for-word captions of their telephone conversations.

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Testimonials from workers with disabilities who are pursuing good careers in federal jobs.

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Federal RCC uses the same high-quality steno captioners that provide closed captioning for live television, news, sports and weather to deliver live, real-time text streamed to an Internet-connected computer anywhere in the world.

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A federal government service which allows federal employees who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind and or have speech disabilities to have equal communication access.

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FRSO is an internet relay service which allows the user to make telecommunications relay calls from the desktop/laptop.

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Information on GSA's Assistive Technology Showcase, which displays state-of-the-art assistive technologies and ergonomic solutions.

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GSA's Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.

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Information about disability discrimination as it relates to reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities.

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Information to help employers, especially federal managers and supervisors and human resources professionals, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.

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