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Lloyd, Chrishana M.; Carlson, Julianna; Alvira-Hammond, Marta – Child Trends, 2021
This issue brief is one in a series examining timely topics that are relevant to Black families and children in the United States. The series identifies key information and opportunities for consideration by policymakers, researchers, practitioners, philanthropists, and others interested in supporting the progress of Black families and…
Descriptors: African American Family, African American Children, Public Policy, Access to Education
Social Security Administration (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1999
This booklet is designed to serve as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs for individuals with disabilities and educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Children, Disabilities
McCollum, Sylvia G. – 1984
The mission of UNICOR is both to employ and educate inmates of federal prisons. Currently, UNICOR provides employment to approximately 8,000, or 26% of the total federal prison population, in emerging fields such as electronics, data graphics, wood, and plastics and in traditional fields such as metals, shoe and brush, and textiles. In support of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
National Transition Network, Minneapolis, MN. – 1998
Designed for school personnel and any other individuals involved in the transition planning process for students with disabilities, this handbook describes the potential benefits of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) work incentives for students with disabilities in transition and provides specific guidelines as to how school personnel can…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Eligibility, Employment, Federal Aid
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1984
These proceedings include four papers that examine four different models of the engineering labor market, namely, those of: (1) the American Electronics Association ("Technical Employment Projections, 1983-1987" by Pat Hill Hubbard); (2) the Bureau of Labor Statistics ("Future Labor-Market Conditions for Engineers" by Ronald E.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Employment, Employment Patterns
Briney, Margorie; Long, James S. – 1985
This 1984 study (1) estimated the more enduring benefits of a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prevocational program for those who completed the program in 1979; and (2) identified the features of the CETA program that completers recalled as having contributed to these benefits. The 18-week CETA prevocational program was offered by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Benefits
Mann, James; And Others – 1989
The 100 recommendations in this report were prepared to fulfill part of the requirements of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1987. The recommendations are based on a consumer satisfaction survey of individuals with developmental disabilities, information on issues and services from the Mississippi Developmental…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities