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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
Kocher, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience difficulty with transitioning to competitive integrated employment following high school. Addressing this disparity in transitioning to competitive integrated employment can be supported through a high school transition program with community-based work experiences for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Experiential Learning
Chezan, Laura C.; Petcu, Stefania D.; Van Horn, M. Lee – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Examining the data collection practices implemented by postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disability represents the first step in documenting student progress, making programmatic data-based decisions, and evaluating the overall program effectiveness in preparing students for competitive…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Data Collection
Morgan McInnes, Melayne; Ozturk, Orgul Demet; McDermott, Suzanne; Mann, Joshua R. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010
Providing employment-related services, including supported employment through job coaches, has been a priority in federal policy since the enactment of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act in 1984. We take advantage of a unique panel data set of all clients served by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Individual Characteristics, Developmental Disabilities, Coaching (Performance)
Van Laarhoven, Toni; Johnson, Jesse W.; Van Laarhoven-Myers, Traci; Grider, Kristin L.; Grider, Katie M. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using a video iPod as a prompting device for teaching three job-related tasks to a young man with developmental disabilities in a community-based employment setting. The effectiveness of the prompting device was evaluated using a multiple probe across behaviors design. Results…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Handheld Devices
Achieving Community Membership through Community Rehabilitation Provider Services: Are We There Yet?
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)

Wilcox, David A.; Dowrick, Peter W.; Ward, Karen M. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
A program to meet training needs of personnel providing supported employment services to people with developmental disabilities in all parts of Alaska is described. The competency-based training program uses an independent learning format and master trainers. Evaluation indicated that the materials, the study format, and the master trainer model…
Descriptors: Adults, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Beare, Paul L.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1992
This paper describes a successful model of supported employment developed by a single small agency previously providing services as a segregated day activity center. Included is discussion of the service agency, program methodology, barriers to successful community-based employment, manner in which barriers were overcome, program outcomes, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities

Whitehead, Claude W. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1986
Sheltered workshops for severely disabled persons should be reformed to emphasize job placement, transition to more independent work environments, and retraining and replacement of workshop staff. A national policy on the employment of disabled persons focusing on supported employment, least restrictive work environments, and career development is…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Services, Futures (of Society)
Rogan, Pat – 1993
This site visit report reviews activities of Monadnock Developmental Services, Inc., a program serving people with developmental disabilities in one New Hampshire region. The report focuses on the development of employment services in the state and region, including system change strategies, practices being used to support people in jobs, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Hempleman, Beverly; Longhi, Dario – 1996
This follow-up study tracked the employment outcomes, job retention, and average wages of 576 individuals in Washington State with mental health disabilities or developmental disabilities 2 years after they had received supported employment services and entered into competitive employment. The study matched client records from the Division of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Experience