Tips for Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
During staff meetings and other work-related events, always use an interpreter to convey important information to employees who are culturally deaf and use sign language.
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Low Vision Awareness: Creating Accessible Documents is Easy
Whether you're a supervisor, co-worker of an employee with a visual disability, or if you're sponsoring a meeting or event, information must be provided in alternative formats to ensure that employees with disabilities have equal opportunities in the DOT workplace.
Checklist for Planning Accessible Meetings and Events
Checklist for Planning Accessible Meetings and Events
Tips for Writing a Federal Resume
Formatting a Federal resume is quite different from the strategies used to become employed in private industry. This guide provides some practical suggestions on how to help ensure that you provide the most useful information in an effective manner.
Sample Schedule A Letters
Sample Schedule A Letter Templates for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals and Licensed Medical Practitioners.
Tips for Applicants in Using Schedule A
This document outlines some suggestions for applicants with severe disabilities who are interested in employment with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Tips for Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities
As managers well know, the job interview plays a critical role in the hiring process. The interview is an opportunity to identify the individual who possesses the best mix of knowledge, skills and abilities for the position available. Below is information that can assist managers in ensuring...
Sample Non-Competitive Vacancy Announcements
Sample non-competitive vacancy announcement for Schedule A employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Four Steps to Filling Vacancies Fast with Qualified Individuals with Disabilities
Schedule A is an Office of Personnel Management, non-competitive hiring authority that gives managers the tools to hire qualified persons with disabilities quickly and easily. No public notice is required. Through some simple coordination with a Human Resource Specialist, managers...
Evaluation of the DOT Disability Resource Center (TecAccess Report)
The U.S. Department of Transportation founded its Disability Resource Center (DRC) to provide and support Reasonable Accommodations (RA) requests for People with Disabilities (PWD). This research study was initiated to support the Departmental Office of Human Resource Management to enhance...