October 2, 2023 The Postal Service will observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. This year’s theme, “Advancing Access and Equity,” refers to an important milestone in disability rights: the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The landmark law ensured civil rights protections and reasonable accommodations for individuals with…
December 5, 2022 The Postal Service has introduced an online version of PS Form 2489, Self-Identification of a Physical or Mental Disability, and is encouraging all employees with disabilities to complete it. The form allows employees to self-identify as an individual with a disability or to update a disability status already on file. For example,…
September 30, 2022 As it does each October, the Postal Service is observing National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize and honor the contributions of workers with disabilities of all kinds. The Department of Labor has chosen “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation” as the theme for the month. “People with disabilities make…
Effective May 1, 2018, the Postal Service™ revised PS Form 2489, Self-Identification of a Physical or Mental Disability, to ensure compliance with new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations regarding affirmative action for individuals with disabilities in federal employment. These revisions also ensure that PS Form 2489 is consistent with the Office of Personnel Management’s self-disclosure…
