Awareness for Employees with Disabilities – U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service, which employs more than 40,000 individuals with re-portable disabilities, will join forces with the National Association of People with Disabilities, the U.S. Business Leadership Network and other organizations to celebrate and recognize the many and varied talents of American workers living with disabilities.

“The Postal Service is pleased to join agencies nationwide in recognizing the vital role employees with disabilities play in our workforce,” said Deborah Giannoni-Jackson, vice president for employee resource management. “We continue to foster a diverse and inclusive work environment that engages all employees, including those with disabilities.”

Postal employees with disabilities have access to a variety of assistive technology tools, including – but not limited to – Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) and Video Relay Service (VRS) for the deaf or hard of hearing and screen reading software and text readers for those with visual impairments. Employees can also use the Postal Reasonable Accommodation Assistance Center (PRAAC) website – a one-stop resource for employees and managers to find reference material, definitions and useful links to help employees better understand reasonable accommodations.

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