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Research to Improve Vocational Rehabilitation: Employment Barriers and Strategies for Clients Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
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Kirchner, C.; Johnson, G.; Harkins, D. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
A study involving 50 rehabilitation professionals, 264 rehabilitation clients, 90 adults with blindness, and 267 employers, identified factors that lead to or impede competitive job placements for clients of a state blindness rehabilitation agency. Also identified were services that employers felt would assist them in hiring or retaining clients.…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Employer Attitudes, Employment Problems
Rehabilitation Counselors and Rehabilitation Teachers in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies.
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Lewis, S.; Patterson, J. B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
A survey of employment practices of state rehabilitation agencies found that most agencies employed both rehabilitation teachers and rehabilitation counselors for adults with visual impairments, offered teachers and counselors the same starting salaries, but required caseloads for counselors that were typically 60% higher than for teachers. Fewer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Counselors, Employment Practices
Job Placement Training Program for Rehabilitation Counselors and Job Placement Specialists.
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Johnson, Gil L.; Maxson, John H. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Describes the Job Placement Training Program, a training program run by Southern Illinois University that is designed to teach rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists employed by state rehabilitation agencies the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to help rehabilitation clients obtain employment. The program's curriculum…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Employment Services