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Individuals with a disability (Schedule A)
Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments

Individuals with a disability (Schedule A) Federal Employment Program with Disabilities

Individuals with disabilities (including severe physical disabilities, developmental disabilities and psychiatric disabilities) are eligible for excepted service positions within the federal government and are eligible to apply non-competitively to the agencies’ merit promotion announcements.

In order to be found eligible to apply to a merit promotion announcement based on a disability (Schedule A) you must have been certified by counselors of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies or the Department of Veterans Affairs as having a severe disability and as likely to succeed in the performance of the position duties.

If you are applying based upon disability (Schedule A) eligibility, at the time of application, you must submit a copy of a letter from a State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency or the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying your eligibility for appointment and your ability to perform the essential duties of the job.

Please visit OPM’s website for more information on disability eligibility at: http://www.opm.gov/disability/Resources.asp

Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments

For a complete list of the primary appointing authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments, please visit OPM's website at: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/sroa2.asp

This site includes information on the following topics:

Direct-Hire Authorities
Competitive Examining
Current and Former Competitive Employees
Appointments Leading to Noncompetitve Conversion
Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems
Appointment of Foreign Service Employees
Miscellaneous Authorities Regulated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

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