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Employment Interventions for Individuals with ASD: The Relative Efficacy of Supported Employment with or without Prior Project Search Training
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Schall, Carol M.; Wehman, Paul; Brooke, Valerie; Graham, Carolyn; McDonough, Jennifer; Brooke, Alissa; Ham, Whitney; Rounds, Rachael; Lau, Stephanie; Allen, Jaclyn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This paper presents findings from a retrospective observational records review study that compares the outcomes associated with implementation of supported employment (SE) with and without prior Project SEARCH with ASD Supports (PS-ASD) on wages earned, time spent in intervention, and job retention. Results suggest that SE resulted in competitive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services, Supported Employment
Quality Indicators for Competitive Employment Outcomes: What Special Education Teachers Need to Know in Transition Planning
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Brooke, Valerie Ann; Revell, Grant; Wehman, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The quality of job outcomes achieved by youth with disabilities who are transitioning into employment varies widely across the country. Special education teachers, youth with disabilities, families, community rehabilitation program (CRP) staff providing employment services, and others involved in assisting transitioning youth can benefit from a…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Special Education Teachers
Autism and the Transition to Adulthood: Success beyond the Classroom
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Wehman, Paul; Smith, Marcia Datlow; Schall, Carol – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Professionals who work with young adults will get hard-to-find information on how specific social, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics of people with autism affect the transition to adulthood, exploring potential challenges and traits that can be powerful assets. Compelling stories throughout this book illustrate how successful transition…
Descriptors: Autism, Disabilities, Young Adults, Resource Materials
Customized Employment in the One Stop Career Centers
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Targett, Pam; Young, Cynthia; Revell, Grant; Williams, Sophie; Wehman, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105-220) marked a major reform in the nation's job training system. It consolidated more then 60 federal training programs into three block grants to states: (1) adult employment and training; (2) disadvantaged youth employment and training; and (3) adult education and family literacy…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Youth Employment, Disadvantaged Youth, Job Training