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Download full textPolicy Research Brief, 1991
This Policy Research Brief explores the strengths of qualitative research and the types of information it can make available to policymakers concerned with issues affecting persons with disabilities. The naturalistic methodology employed in qualitative research is described. Three specific studies using qualitative methodology are excerpted and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Field Studies
Wehman, Paul; And Others – 1989
The monograph presents preliminary results from 27 states that received systems change model demonstration funds from the U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration in 1986 and 1987. These funds were targeted to modify existing adult day programs for persons with severe disabilities and provide supported employment programs as alternative…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Federal Regulation
Brooke, Valerie, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This monograph presents the philosophy of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment (Virginia) concerning consumer advocacy and supported employment for persons with disabilities. An introductory chapter looks at origins of supported employment, its relationship to consumer advocacy, and challenges facing these…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Career Development
