A new annual EEOC report on the federal workforce found that the number of federal employees with severe disabilities has declined by nearly 20 percent over the last decade. This is a significant finding because the federal government is thought to be a model to all other employers for open hiring practices. Experts speculated that federal downsizing and reduced hiring may account for some of this decline.
See "Federal Jobs for Disabled Drop", Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, July 5, 2004