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Wehman, Paul – Mental Retardation, 1988
The success of supported employment for persons with mental retardation is discussed. Major implementation issues including long term funding, technical assistance needs, transportation availability, and the need to serve the most severely handicapped are identified. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment, Program Implementation
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Mank, David; Cioffi, Andrea; Yovanoff, Paul – Mental Retardation, 2003
Data from 13 supported employment programs and 680 employees with developmental disabilities show little or no increase in wages or hours outcomes for people in jobs acquired in the late 1990s compared to the early 1990s. There are, however, improvements in the typical features of job acquisition, roles, and orientation. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Craft, Robert D.; Martch, Theodore – 1990
The Douglas Education Service District, Winston Dillard School District, and the Special Education Department at Douglas High School in Winston, Oregon, developed a community-based education program that emphasizes ongoing job training for students with mental disabilities and the development of competitive employment in the community. The program…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Guidelines, High Schools, Mainstreaming
Butterworth, John; And Others – 1992
This report summarizes the results of a 3-year project in the metropolitan Boston (Massachusetts) area designed to demonstrate job placement and support for individuals with multiple disabilities that include severe physical disabilities and mental retardation. The report summarizes project outcomes, the cost and range of supports that…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Employment Programs, Human Services, Job Development
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Wehman, Paul – 1992
This report presents results from a fiscal year 1990 survey of supported employment funding and implementation in state vocational rehabilitation (VR) systems, and a 5-year longitudinal analysis of the national supported employment initiative. The report is based on a survey of representatives from the vocational service provider agencies from the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Programs, Financial Support, Longitudinal Studies
Nietupski, John A., Ed.; Chappelle, Sandra A., Ed. – 1993
The Dispersed Heterogeneous Placement (DHP) supported employment project involved dispersal of three to five consumers across several departments/areas in a larger business or across several businesses in close proximity. The individuals placed had a wide range of talents and disability severity levels. Typically, a four-person site might have one…
Descriptors: Community Support, Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Job Development