On October 5, President Obama 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. The following are some of the steps the Obama Administration will take:

• The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) will collaborate to sponsor and organize a day long Federal Government-wide job fair for people with disabilities.
• EEOC and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division will hold four Town Hall meetings throughout the nation to share information about the ADA Amendments Act proposed regulations and to gather comments on them.
• The Department of Justice will release a video that will identify and respond to a number of common myths held by employers about workers with disabilities.
• OPM will create and lead a task force comprised of representatives from key Federal Departments and Agencies that have developed and implemented model practices for recruiting, retaining and advancing employees with disabilities.

Source:http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-New-Initiatives-during-National-Disability-Employment-Month/

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