The Association of California State Employees with Disabilities (ACSED)

Action and Equality
for Employees
with Disabilities

What is ACSED?

  • The Association of California State Employees with Disabilities (ACSED) is a membership organization dedicated to addressing systemic issues faced by individuals with disabilities working in, or seeking to work in, state government. By embodying the best of volunteerism and self-determination, ACSED has been instrumental in defining a vision of equitable employment for persons with disabilities and moving the state toward that vision.
  • Our mission is to “ensure systemic action on disability issues in state Government.” This covers the employment, promotion, retention, and fair treatment of people with disabilities. It includes promoting awareness of people with disabilities as a valued employee resource and moving state Government toward becoming a model employer of all employees.
  • ACSED is recognized by the State as the bona fide employee organization representing the interests of employees with disabilities.

Policy and Advocacy

The ACSED Advocacy Committee meets throughout the year with State Departmental leadership and Legislators in addressing the systemic issues that limit equality in the hiring, retention and promotion of PWDs in state service. We collaborate with CA Department of Human Resources, the State Personnel Board, the Department of Rehabilitation and other departments. These activities go to mission of our organization.

ADDITIONAL ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

Participate in State Disability Advisory Council (SDAC) and departmental Disability Advisory Council (DAC) meetings to inform them of the role we can play in addressing systemic barriers that limit the hiring, retention and promotion of individuals with disabilities.
Mentor and consult with the State Disability Advisory Committee and individual department DACs and SDAC in addressing ongoing systemic issues.
Participated in the CalHR/SPB Joint Project to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations for improving the hiring and retention of employees with disabilities in state government.
Career Development Program: This membership benefit, jointly presented with the Asian Pacific State Employee Association (APSEA), is a lunch time seminar designed to provide professional development workshops to state employees. Subjects range from resume development, to skill development, to understanding the “system”, etc. The workshops are offered at no cost to ACSED and APSEA members.