Disability.gov and FindYouthInfo.Gov have offered tips for young people with disabilities interested in federal government jobs. Schedule A hiring in the federal government is a quick way for employers to look at a variety of qualified people with disabilities.
For more information, please visit disability.gov’s employment page and findyouthinfo.gov (links are below):
https://www.disability.gov/employment
http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/feature-article/federal-schedule-hiring-authority-fact-sheet-tips-youth-and-young-adults
The video “Open for Questions: Disability Policy” posted by the White House on Youtube, may also answer your questions about jobs in the federal government. This “virtual town hall meeting” on disability policy, which took place on July 14, 2011, allowed people to write in questions about disability policy in jobs, education, healthcare, etc… The video is closed captioned. Scroll down for a link.
Speakers featured on the video:
Kareem Dale (Special Assistant to President Obama on Disbility Policy, Domestic Policy Coordinator on Disability Issues, Disability Outreach Coordinator the White House Office of Public Engagement, OPE )
Jeff Crowley (Former Senior Advisor on Disability Policy at the White House, Former Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy)
Rebecca Cokley (Director of Priority Placement for Public Engagement in the Office of Presidential Personnel, OPE)
Sara Feuerstein (Staff Assistant to Kareem Dale. Moderator of the discussion)
Link to the Disability Policy video (Scroll to these two parts about federal government jobs, internships, and leadership opportunities: 0:14:10-0:19:04 and then from 0:37:10-0:51:33): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwENO4MVN6c