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Project PLANTWORK: A Horticulture Employment Initiative for Workers with Developmental Disabilities.
Download full textNational Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. – 1986
Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Peer reviewedGriffin, S. L.; Lowry, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
This article identifies segments of the deaf-blind population needing additional support to secure and maintain employment, such as the deaf-blind mentally retarded. Supported employment models are described in this context, with special emphasis on the individual placement model and its approaches to job development, worker assessment, training…
Descriptors: Adults, Deaf Blind, Employment Problems, Employment Services
