Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security

Increasing Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

April 19, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

DHS is committed to integrating people with disabilities into the homeland

security effort

April 19, 2023

In The Beginning

November 25, 2002: President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act into law.

March 1, 2003: Transfer of 22 agencies to form the Department of Homeland Security

June, 2003: DHS entered a partnership with the Department of Defense’s Computer and Electronic Assistance Program (“CAP Program”) to provide assistive technologies to employees with disabilities.

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Top Level Support

Secretarial Memorandums February 17, 2004

July 25, 2005

Meetings with National Disability Rights Advocates

Meetings with Under Secretaries

Appointment of Selective Placement Coordinators (SPC)

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DHS Commitment

Created the Listserv to widely disseminate DHS headquarters vacancies

Established DHS Disability Employment and Accessibility Council (DEAC)

Developed Partnership with Disability Networks

Leveraged Component Activities

Development of Component Strategic Plans

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Accomplishments- Trained Managers and Supervisors

- Hired interns hired, 2 offered full-time employment

DHS received electronic accommodations from CAP

DHS honored by CAP as a Model Large Employer for People With Disabilities CAP Award: Real Solutions for Real Needs

Highest number of mentors from a non-DOD agency participating in National Disability Mentoring Day

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Accomplishments

DHS Participated in the pilot that launched DOD’s Operation Warfighter (OWF)

DHS commitment to OWF

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Point of Contact

Tanya Cantrell

Office for Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesU.S. Department of Homeland Security

(202) 357-8181 Voice

(202) 357-8341 FAX

(202) 357-8352 TTY