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Peer reviewedWehman, Paul; West, Michael; Kregel, John – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Defines and discusses 10 program-development, research, and policy-analysis needs that are crucial for the continued success of the supported-employment program for individuals with disabilities. These include the following: consumer choice and self-determination, meaningful employment outcomes, employer needs and perceptions, natural supports,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Long Range Planning, Needs Assessment
Wehman, Paul; Kregel, John – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1995
Challenges to supported employment programs for people with disabilities include conversion of day programs to integrated work options, expansion of program capacity, the need to ensure consumer choice and self-determination, and the achievement of meaningful employment outcomes. Specific recommendations are offered for each challenge. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities
Nietupski, John; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
A more businesslike approach to job development, which stresses meeting employer needs, is encouraged for growth in supported employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Seven job development guidelines are offered, including research businesses to identify personnel needs and problems, and define services so employers understand…
Descriptors: Adults, Business, Disabilities, Employer Attitudes
Storey, Keith; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990
This paper examines current issues in supported employment in the areas of assessment, job analysis, instructional technology, and management. How supported employment can be implemented more effectively is discussed along with areas in which further policy implementation and research are needed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Administration, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Job Analysis
Hagner, David C. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1996
This commentary on "Natural Supports in the Workplace: The Jury Is Still Out" (Test and Wood), argues that the principles of natural supports should not be subject to empirical testing because they function as a guide to strategy development and strategy selection. Discusses the difficulties in examining natural support strategies. (CR)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Helping Relationship, Normalization (Disabilities)
Download full textBrooke, 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
Kim, Anne – 2001
Evidence from the past 4 years confirms that private sector jobs are the best and first resort for welfare recipients seeking to enter the workforce and that the private sector can well absorb the entry of these new workers. The model of wage-based transitional employment may be a more effective means of helping hard-to-employ welfare recipients…
Descriptors: Career Development, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
