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Download full textThayer, Ted M.; Rice, B. Douglas – 1990
This report explores ramifications of vocational rehabilitation services being provided in independent living programs through tracing the development of disability rights and independent living movements from their inception to the present. Comparisons are drawn between the programmatic approaches of state rehabilitation agencies and independent…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Liberties, Definitions, Delivery Systems
McConnell, L. Robert, Ed. – 2001
This monograph presents information on the Mary E. Switzer Seminars, five major papers concerned with vocational rehabilitation of people with disabilities, two shorter papers, and four invited guest reaction papers. The following major papers are presented: (1) "Toward Researching a National Employment Policy for Persons with…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Employment
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1990
This report on the 14th Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar addresses trends and prospects for employment of persons with disabilities. The monograph begins with an introduction by Leonard G. Perlman and Carl E. Hansen, a foreword by Richard S. Materson, a list of seminar sponsors and Switzer scholars, a statement on the legacy of Mary Elizabeth…
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This conference was the first nationwide meeting focusing on issues concerning the employment of black Americans with disabilities. These issues are significant because one working-age black in seven has a disability. The conference goal was to explore ways to reduce or eliminate barriers to employment preparation services and to identify methods…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Wisconsin State Council on Vocational Education, Madison. – 1989
Presenters at a public hearing testified about strategies that were working and those that were considered not to be working in the Wisconsin vocational education system. The strategies that were cited as "working" were: education provided to businesses by VTAE (Vocational-Technical Adult Education district) colleges; interaction between…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Habeck, Rochelle V., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This volume contains the following presentations: "An Overview of Policy Issues," by Donald Galvin; "Policies for the Employment of Disabled People,' by Norman Acton; "A Corporate Perspective," by Jane Belau; "The Future of Work for People with Disabilities--A View from Great Britain," by Paul Cornes; "A…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
