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Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, 2019
According to the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE), employing people with disabilities can enhance a company's reputation, lead to innovation in products and services and can be a great way to demonstrate corporate social responsibility in employment. This growing body of evidence showing that there is a strong business case for…
Descriptors: Employers, Learning Disabilities, Supported Employment, Inclusion
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise its research and analysis: Industry and employers; Students and individuals; Teaching and learning: VET system; and VET in…
Descriptors: Retirement, Employment Level, Employer Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
Reisman, Elaine S. – 1990
The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to identify support systems for supervisors of people with moderate special needs (MSN) in training internships and employment situations. A questionnaire was mailed to 105 cooperating practitioners who had served in previous years as on-site supervisors (ONS) for students in a job…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Programs
Reisman, Elaine S. – 1990
These guidelines developed out of a study identifying support systems for supervisors of people with moderate special needs (MSN) in training internships and employment situations. Generally MSNs are dependable, loyal employees who are eager to please and to do a good job. Problems occur because the MSNs are insecure about their role at work, have…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Programs, Job Training
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Knight, Diane; Aucoin, Larry – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Discusses the need to accurately assess a student's progress in mastering classroom-taught skills and to understand the skills that employers expect of students in the workplace. Presents the Inventory for Assessing the Job Readiness Skills of Students Placed in Alternative Classes, and describes steps for completing the inventory. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Education Work Relationship, Employers, Evaluation Methods
Schira, Norma Jean; Burton, Sharon Y. – 1981
A study identified health occupations education programs currently offered to handicapped students and health occupations positions now occupied by handicapped employees throughout the state of Kentucky. In addition, the study allowed for assessment of respondent's attitudes toward educating and working with handicapped individuals. Of 1649…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes