Season 8 • Episode 3

The 7% utilization goal is gone. The annual disability data analysis is gone. The CC-305 disability self-identification form is gone. As of September 21, 2026, a Final Rule from the OFCCP has stripped away the measurement tools federal contractors have used for over a decade under Section 503, but the underlying obligations to recruit, accommodate, and not discriminate against people with disabilities haven’t disappeared.

In this episode, guest host PJ Rossi of Forte Advisory Group and HR Compliance Consultant at DirectEmployers sits down with longtime disability advocate Felicia Nurmsen, Founder of Inclusion Without Illusion, to unpack what this rule change really means for HR compliance teams, talent acquisition, and the disability community—including why losing the measurement requirement isn’t permission to do less, the difference between self-identification and disclosure (and why most disabilities are invisible to begin with), how AI in hiring can quietly rebuild the same barriers this rule was meant to remove, why the accommodation process is a retention strategy rather than a cost center, and how to tell whether your disability recruitment partnerships are still earning their keep.

This podcast is for general discussion purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice.

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