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Delivering on the Promise
Table of Contents

U.S. Department of Labor
[Complete Report: HTML = 295K / PDF = 388K]

Self-Evaluation to Promote
Community Living for People with Disabilities

Report to the President
on Executive Order 13217

1. Introduction

2. Barriers and Efforts To Date

3. Actions and Recommendations
   1. Improve and Increase Access to, and Choice and Customization of, Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Supports and Services for People with Disabilities, Particularly Those with Significant Disabilities
      Action #1 -- Increase access to mainstream employment systems and increase coordination and leveraging of resources among federal, state and local levels
      Action #2 -- Increase employment choices and earnings opportunities by expanding capacity for individually designed customized employment
      Action #3 -- Increase successful transitions to employment and post-secondary activities for young people with disabilities
      Action #4 -- Increase employment, entrepreneurial and small business opportunities for people with disabilities
      Action #5 -- Increase One-Stop Center employment services for people with psychiatric disabilities

   2. Increase the Availability and Quality of Personal Assistants and Community Workers, Preventing Unnecessary Institutionalization of People Who Need Assistance with Activities of Daily Living and Providing Supports Needed to Seek and Maintain Employment

   3. Leverage Technology Resources for People with Disabilities, Including Increasing the Use of Technology as a Tool for Employment Information and Outreach, Facilitating and Increasing Telework Opportunities, and Increasing Employment Opportunities in Technology-Related Industries

   4. Increase Innovative and Strategic Partnerships Between the Federal Government and Employers, People with Disabilities, Family Members, Providers, Community Organizations, and Others in the Private Sector, including Foundations and Faith-Based Organizations
      Action #1 -- Promote positive images of people with disabilities as workers and community participants through a multi-part awareness campaign
      Action #2 -- Encourage partnerships with employers, members of the disability community, families, providers, foundations, faith-based organizations and other important partners
      Action #3 -- Increase participation of community organizations in providing customized employment services and opportunities to individuals with disabilities, and encourage their role in partnerships with other providers at the local level

   5. Increase the Number of People with Disabilities Working in the Federal Workforce, with DOL Leading by Example Through its Commitment to Hiring People with Disabilities.

4. Appendices
   Appendix 1: Summary of Proposed Department of Labor Actions
   

   Appendix 2: Summary of Cross-Departmental Recommendations
   

   Appendix 3: Department of Labor Agency Reports and Self Evaluations

   Appendix 3-A: Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
   Appendix 3-B: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
   Appendix 3-C: Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
   Appendix 3-D: Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
   Appendix 3-E: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
   Appendix 3-F: Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
   Appendix 3-G: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (ASP)
   Appendix 3-H: Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
   Appendix 3-I: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
   Appendix 3-J: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
   Appendix 3-K: Women's Bureau (WB)

Last revised: May 9, 2002