ERIC Number: EJ1469163
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2165-1434
EISSN: EISSN-2165-1442
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Impact of Pre-Employment Transition and Individualized Vocational Rehabilitation Services on Employment Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
Joshua P. Taylor1; Holly N. Whittenburg1; Lauren Avellone2; Yazmin Castruita Rios3; Sara Park4; Marcus Poppen1; Tim Tansey4
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v48 n2 p128-139 2025
Despite increased attention by policymakers to improve postsecondary employment outcomes, rates of entry into the competitive workforce for transition-age youth with disabilities continue to lag behind those of their peers without disabilities. The passing of the U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 provided increased opportunities for transition-age youth with disabilities to prepare for the world of work through coordinated service delivery between schools and state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, including work-based learning, an established predictor of competitive employment. The current study uses the Rehabilitation Services Administration's Case Service Report (RSA-911) data between the fiscal years 2017 to 2020. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify predictors associated with successful employment among 15,295 transition-age youth with disabilities who received both Pre-ETS and individualized VR services. Findings indicate discrepancies between the most effective and most frequently provided services. Implications for future policy, practice, and research are discussed.
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Youth Employment, Transitional Programs, Employment Services, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) (DHHS/ACL); Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90RTEM0003; H264K200003
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Washington State University, Pullman, USA; 2Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA; 3Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA; 4University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA