Has anyone gotten a federal government job via disability

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Since I'm in the U.S., I'm asking those also in the U.S., though I guess others can respond for whatever good it's worth.

I have tried to get a government job via disability services in several government agencies, they are all very abrupt with me. Either that or they don't respond.

So has anyone had any luck doing this?

I seen people with jobs through this program so I know it's possible.

HOWEVER I will tell you what I know to be undeniably true in all facets of government: How much cooperation you get depends on who you get. Keep trying until you get the person who wants to help. Write down their name and use them as a point of contact from that point on. Don't give up. Keep trying.

I'm trying to get on a training course in the UK via a patient's advocacy group. Don't know what luck I'll have ... they're very oversubscribed. That may also be the case in the US.

Yes, I have. I start Monday February 14th at my local Internal Revenue Service Center in Fresno as a Tax Examiner. This job is seasonal employment which means it lasts until mid-June but the pay is $13.41 an hour plus health benefits. A Tax Examiner edits paper income tax returns for accuracy before sending them off to the Data Conversion area, where the information is input into the National I.R.S. Data Base.

How I attained the job was first going through my State's (California) Vocational Rehabilitation Department and receiving a Federal Schedule-A ready to work letter, which stated that I had a disability but was work ready by my Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.

Then I applied with all the other disabled applicants at a special Schedule-A application session. All of us who were work ready, were hired and that is saying a lot because out of the 2,000+ jobs at the Fresno Regional I.R.S. Center, more than 10,000 people applied, while there were probably less than 100 Schedule-A applicants, according to my observations.

I have also applied for work with the Social Security Administration as a Contact Representative (a person who answers inquiries in regards to Social Security eligibility questions) , which is a Permanent, G.S. 05 position with starting pay at $15 an hour in my region.

LOL....I'm still working on this. Just got off the phone with someone who confused me more than ever. I'm starting to realize that calling them is the only thing you can do because they won't answer e-mails.