Discusses how restructuring of New Zealand public agencies benefits disability services; managed care environment; Workbridge disability employment service; the Association for Supported Employment in New Zealand; and the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation. (SK)

Supported employment is growing in Spain, assisted by models from other countries and national legislation. The Spanish Association of Supported Employment is providing a framework for program development. The field must deal with the lack of systematic evaluation and with funding problems. (SK)

The Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services discusses the office's initiative encouraging supported employment for the disabled. Accomplishments of the initiative include implementation in all states and territories. Employment trends favoring increased employment of the disabled include the need for…

Across nations, sheltered workshops for people with disabilities follow several models: therapeutic (protection vs. employee status), intermediate (disabled worker as "quasi-employee"), mixed/dual, and wage employment (protection and labor legislation). Impairment should present no insurmountable obstacle to integration into working life. (SK)

Developed as a result of an institute on rehabilitation issues, this document is a guide to assistive technology as it affects successful competitive employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Chapter 1 offers basic information on assistive technology including basic assumptions, service provider approaches, options for technology…