National Industries for the Blind (NIB) submitted comments supporting the U.S. AbilityOne Commission's draft FY 2026-2030 strategic plan. They offer specific feedback on performance measures, requesting clarifications on definitions, costs, and incentives while recommending the inclusion of specific federal compliance requirements.

The Alliance for Expanding America's Workforce (AEAW), a coalition of organizations focused on disability employment, supports the Draft FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan for the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. They offer three recommendations to improve the plan: continuing to focus on program modernization, ensuring the focus remains on quality employment for people with disabilities rather than just customer satisfaction, and including clearer, more quantifiable goals and metrics.

The National Federation of the Blind expresses support for the US AbilityOne Commission's Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030. They specifically commend the plan's focus on expanding job opportunities into professional and IT services and its commitment to career mobility and transparency for blind and disabled workers.

Didlake, Inc., a company employing over 1,000 individuals with disabilities, supports the Commission's Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030. They commend the plan's focus on expanding into professional and technology services while urging the Commission to prioritize measurable employment outcomes, reduce administrative friction, and clarify the role of private-sector partnerships.

SourceAmerica, a Central Nonprofit Agency (CNA), supports the Commission's Draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan but requests specific revisions to ensure it aligns with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and existing Cooperative Agreements. They advocate for maintaining employment opportunities as the core purpose, clarifying terminology regarding private sector partnerships, and ensuring that performance measures are operationally feasible and data-supported.

The National Council of SourceAmerica Employers (NCSE) supports the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s Draft Strategic Plan but urges the inclusion of specific, measurable, and outcome-based performance targets. They advocate for tracking employment growth, job quality, and market share while emphasizing the need to minimize administrative burdens on nonprofit agencies.

Chai R. Feldblum expresses strong support for the proposed Strategic Plan for 2026-2030, specifically praising its goals regarding job opportunities and employee rights. The commenter argues that while alignment with existing regulations is important, the Strategic Plan should serve as a forward-looking roadmap for updating those regulations rather than being limited by them.