We are thrilled to report that Fedcap CEO Christine McMahon, has been selected to serve on the  U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities. The purpose of the committee is to advise the United States Secretary of Labor on ways to increase competitive integrated employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities. The committee is a key provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Signed into law by President Obama in July 2014, the WIOA helps job seekers, including those with disabilities, access services to succeed in employment and matches employers with skilled workers. 

The committee consists of 17 representatives from various national constituencies that serve people with disabilities, and seven federal officials. The committee is responsible for submitting a series of recommendations to the Secretary of Labor, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Ms. McMahon  was chosen from a national pool of over 280 applicants; a proud moment indeed for Fedcap! 

Click here for the Department of Labor press release announcing the selection of committee members, and here   to learn more about the committee and its work.