Qualified Readers and orientation and mobility services.Sign language interpreters or captioning and transcription services.Assistive technology (e.g., screen readers, speech to text, magnification software).Ensure equal benefits and privileges of employment.A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are customarily done that enables a qualified individual with a disability to: The Department of Homeland Security provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and/or questionnaire process, immediately notify the point of contact identified in the job announcement. DHS has nine SPPCs who assist with the recruitment, hiring, and facilitating accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process.įor more information about the employment of individuals with disabilities in the Federal government and the Schedule A hiring process including eligibility, please visit the Office of Personnel Management’s Disability Employment site.
Individuals with disabilities may also apply for DHS employment opportunities through the traditional, or competitive process via USAJOBS, the Federal government’s official jobs website. Interested applicants may submit their resume, along with other required documents, including a Schedule A Letter, directly to a Homeland Security Selective Placement Coordinator (SPPC) to be considered for a vacant position.
The Department can appoint individuals with disabilities to Federal jobs non-competitively through the Schedule A hiring authority.
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