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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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The way in which a society organizes, distributes, values, and rewards employment is fundamental to the way in which all its citizens live. People with disabilities have generally been excluded and marginalized from the economic and social benefits of ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published Jan 1, 1998
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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BACKGROUND: Some adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who are competitively employed earn more than minimum wage, receive health benefits from their employers, and have work schedules that accommodate their financial and personal needs. However, ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published May 6, 2016
ILR Review
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That the long-term unemployed fare worse in the labor market than do the short-term unemployed is well-known, but why? One potential explanation is that the long-term unemployed are “bad apples” who had poorer prospects from the outset of their spells (...Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Sep 5, 2018
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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BACKGROUND: The federal government has invested billions of dollars to promote employment for adults with intellectual disabilities. Despite this investment, the employment rate within this population has remained stable during the recent decades. ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published Jan 1, 2014
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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BACKGROUND: Recent laws, regulations, court cases and policies have included the requirement that people with disabilities be provided the opportunity to exercise informed choice in decision-making to promote inclusion and integration into society. These ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published Feb 16, 2017
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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This article summarizes the March, 1997 National Disability Business Summit which wa called by Virginia Commonwealth University-Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VCU-RRTC) on Supported Employment, EDS and the Dallas Mayor's Committee for the ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published Jan 1, 1998
Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
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Supported employment for persons with severe disabilities has maintained a focus upon jobs within private industry, frequently bypassing opportunities within the public sector. Although public employment represents a large percentage of available jobs, ...Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Sep 1, 1989
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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Employment specialists have the power to facilitate and change the course of a person’s
life. Challenged with juggling sizeable caseloads, changing schedules, administrative
tasks, and implementing a diverse set of skills and competencies, it ...
Free accessResearch articleFirst published Apr 9, 2019
Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
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Although adults with severe mental retardation were one of the primary target groups intended to benefit from supported employment when it first emerged, the vast majority continue to be served in segregated sheltered work or non-work settings. To change ...Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Jun 1, 1994
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
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BACKGROUND: Customized employment opportunities are successful ways to employ individuals with disabilities because there is a specific match between the needs of an employer and the strengths and preferences of an individual with a disability.OBJECTIVE: ...Free accessResearch articleFirst published Jun 2, 2017