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Carol Schall; Lauren Avellone; Paul Wehman – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the social validity of five different evidence-based and emerging pathways to employment (i.e., supported employment, customized employment, internships, apprenticeships, and postsecondary education) from the perspective of multiple stakeholders. A Delphi method was used to determine whether stakeholders…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Supported Employment, Internship Programs, Apprenticeships
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Kramer, John; Bose, Jennifer; Shepard, John; Winsor, Jean – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
In the United States, employment experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been dominated by discrepancies between recent policy shifts promoting integrated employment for people with IDD and the stagnation of the employment rate in integrated settings for this population. Although there is no direct source…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Services, Family Involvement
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Anderson, Mark H.; Burke, Kathryn M.; Antosh, Anthony; Ferrara, Victoria E.; Pallack, Mary A.; Dean, Evan E. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
This study reports on state-level data in Rhode Island on employment and non-work activities of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving services between 2011 and 2017. The goal was to examine the complex patterns of change over time in individual-level employment outcomes and the potential short-term impacts of a consent…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Level
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Grossi, Teresa; Nord, Derek; Andresen, John – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has gained increased attention through legislation, policies, advocacy, and practice. For transition-age youth, this focus aims to set a trajectory of increased competitive employment outcomes and a lower reliance on facility-based and subminimum wage jobs. Using a…
Descriptors: Wages, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Wehman, Paul; Chan, Fong; Ditchman, Nicole; Kang, Hyun-Ju – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of supported employment intervention on the employment outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by the public vocational rehabilitation system using a case-control study design. Data for this study were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Youth, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
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Domin, Daria; Butterworth, John – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Based on the 2010-2011 National Survey of Community Rehabilitation Providers, findings are presented on people with all disabilities and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are served in employment and nonwork settings by community rehabilitation providers. Findings suggest little change over the past eight years in…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation Programs
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Sulewski, Jennifer Sullivan; Butterworth, John; Gilmore, Dana – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This article presents findings on community-based nonwork (CBNW; activities that do not involve paid employment but take place in the community) from a 2001 survey of state intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities agency directors. Survey responses indicated that CBNW is a considerable and growing part of the day services mix but that…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Mental Retardation, Employment Programs, Developmental Disabilities
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Metzel, Deborah S.; Boeltzig, Heike; Butterworth, John; Sulewski, Jennifer Sullivan; Gilmore, Dana Scott – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Findings from an analysis of the characteristics and services of community rehabilitation providers (CRPs) in the early years of the 21st century are presented. Services provided by CRPs can be categorized along two dimensions: purpose (work, nonwork) and setting (facility-based, community). The number of individuals with disabilities present…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Developmental Disabilities, Supported Employment, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)