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Download full textHelen Keller National Center - Technical Assistance Center, Sands Point, NY. – 1995
This employment assessment tool for parents of young adults with deaf-blindness was created to assist in examining strengths and weaknesses of various employment programs in relation to their child's employment wants and needs, to guide parents in advocating for what is needed from a specific job to ensure their child's success, and to provide a…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Murphy, Stephen; And Others – 1993
The Pioneer-Syracuse University Project was designed to help people with severe disabilities find community jobs and become integral participants in their work places, using on-site and off-site resources and supports from job personnel and other community members. Specifically, project staff who had directly trained and supported people with…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Job Development, Job Training
Bates, Belinda, Ed. – LINKAGES, Linking Literacy & Learning Disabilities, 1997
This issue of "Linkages" addresses the need for adult literacy programs to go beyond teaching basic academic skills to adults with learning disabilities to teaching skills in goal setting, problem solving, and self-advocacy that will assist adult learners in their transition into the workforce. Articles include: "Transition: Adult Literacy and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, College Bound Students
Goldberg, Marge; Urbain, Cathleen – 1988
Supported employment offers opportunities for severely disabled adults to carry out paid work at regular work sites within their communities and provides a path to normalization. Supported employment differs from traditional programs in that the positions are integrated into the community, skills are taught on the job, and support is need-based…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Citizen Participation
Martin, James E.; Mithaug, Dennis E.; Husch, James V.; Oliphint, John H.; Frazier, Eva S. – 2002
This document, which was developed through a decade of research and field testing involving more than 700 people, offers step-by-step strategies that educators, employment specialists, occupational therapists, and other professionals can use to help youths and adults with mild, moderate, or severe disabilities make their own employment choices.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice
Brown, Amy – 2001
This guide distills lessons from an extensive body of research into practical advice for policymakers and practitioners concerned with helping hard-to-employ individuals find jobs and succeed in the work force. Part 1 examines the following topics: characteristics of the hard-to-employ; the prevalence of various barriers to employment; and the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills, Career Counseling
