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In 2001, Congress approved an Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to be headed by an Assistant Secretary. ODEP’s mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. ODEP is a federal agency in the Department of Labor. Its customers include the following:
ODEP focuses on both the supply and demand side of the labor market related to employment of people with disabilities.
Some of the programs under ODEP to achieve its goals include the following: