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Direct linkAndrews, Abbye; Rose, John L. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Relatively small numbers of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are engaging in paid employment and those who are tend to be working only part-time. This preliminary study addressed the question of what factors motivate people with ID to work. The issue was investigated in a sample of 10 young work-age adults attending supported learning…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Focus Groups, Adult Education, Visual Aids
Saloviita, Timo; Pirttimaa, Raija – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
The longitudinal status of supported employment in Finland was examined via a 2003 nationwide survey sent to job coaches involved in supporting workers with intellectual and other disabilities. Sustained supported employment, defined as "paid work in integrated settings with ongoing supports that contained at least two on-site visits per…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Disabilities
