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glamopticon t1_j701782 wrote

I agree with what many have mentioned — DC is one of the more accessible cities in the country and a good place to find disabled community. I was wondering, since you said you’d applied to higher-paying jobs but this one is the one that is panning out, have you looked into the non-competitive process for federal jobs?

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/

A voc rehab counselor wrote me a schedule A letter once — wasn’t hard to get. I didn’t end up going that direction, but I know some who did who it really worked out for, and they moved up the ladder from there.

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indecisivewandering OP t1_j70338x wrote

I already have a Schedule A and utilize it in every opportunity. Maybe my resume should be rewritten by a professional? I got a very generic letter from my glaucoma doctor, I am uncertain what getting a second doc who has followed me more closely would do, tbh.

I have heard slightly different things - does applying to positions "open to the public" while using Schedule A give any benefit, or is it only the non-competitive roles? My current opportunity was under Schedule A and a few federal/military/spouse hiring authoritties.. I was joking around w/ a former Navy friend that I probably got past 20 dependas.

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glamopticon t1_j703rva wrote

Gotcha — honestly, I am not familiar enough with the process to answer that, but it does look like they have a link or email to ask questions/speak to a recruiter on that site, if you haven’t already been down that route.

Best of luck!!

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