The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The Trump administration says it’s creating jobs and opportunities for people with disabilities across the country, but critics say that’s not always true for those working for the federal government.

“There isn’t any real leadership on disability issues in the Trump administration,” said Curt Decker, executive director of the National Disability Rights Network, a national nonprofit advocacy group. “Bad things are happening every day for people with disabilities, and without constant vigilance and enforcement from the top, we will fall back on our progress.”

As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government is supposed to “model effective employment policies and practices that advance America’s ideal of equal opportunity for all,” according to the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. That includes anti-discrimination enforcement and hiring practices, and, via executive order by President Barack Obama, an explicit goal of adding disabled employees to the federal workforce.

Since President Donald Trump took office, the federal government has continued to add disabled workers to the payroll, according to the figures currently available. In 2017, the government had a net gain of 18,054 employees with disabilities, according to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission federal workforce data. Read more

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The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.

The government fired 2,626 disabled employees in 2017, a 24 percent increase over 2016.