Disability Self-Identification Archives - Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Analytics

Re-Surveying Your Workforce

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain individuals with a disability (IWD). The regulations also require that contractors invite their employees to self-identify as having a disability every five years, using the prescribed language. Because these new regulations were put into [...]

By Anthony Gonzalez|2019-01-30T19:36:40+00:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: MALY News Report, News & Events|Tags: Disability Self-Identification, OFCCP, Section 503|

Boosting Disability Self-Identification Response Rates

Now that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) monitors the percentage of employees with disabilities in federal contractor work forces, convincing employees to self-identify disabilities is becoming increasingly important. The Office of Disability Employment Programs (ODEP) recently supported funding for a report titled, Do Ask, Do Tell – Encouraging Employees with Disabilities to [...]

By Carolyn Roehl|2020-12-21T15:40:36+00:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: MALY News Report|Tags: Disability Self-Identification, Do Ask Do Tell, Self-ID of Disability, Self-Identification|