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Download full textReeb, Kenneth G., Jr. – 1989
This paper introduces the concept of assistive financing for assistive devices for persons with disabilities, and describes model programs that have pioneered implementation of the concept in the assistive device marketplace. The assistive financing or loan guarantee concept is presented as a partnership between a private financial institution and…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Banking, Blindness
Campbell, Edward M.; Fortune, Jon; Heinlein, Ken B. – 2000
This report investigated the financial expenditures of states for services for individuals with developmental disabilities and examined the factors that influenced the level of expenditure. Eight multiple-regression models are presented which explain 70 to 88 percent of the variation in states' total expenditures. In addition to the obvious…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation
Thomas, Dale F., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This collection of papers on vocational rehabilitation of persons impaired as a result of traumatic brain injury is designed to provide a resource for individuals concerned with community-based employment. The 11 papers include: "Training Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury for Complex Computer Jobs: The Domain-Specific Learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Community Programs, Computers, Crisis Intervention
West, Michael; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1992
A survey of vocational rehabilitation agencies in 49 states and the District of Columbia identified 74,657 supported employment participants and 2,647 provider agencies. The survey analyzed disability classifications and severity levels of participants, employment model used, availability of extended services funding, and wages and work hours of…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Hughes, Maria; Kingsford, Margaret – FE Matters, 1997
Effective models for helping adults with disabilities and/or learning difficulties obtain and maintain employment were identified through a research project that included the following activities: collection of background information from 20 providers of support for employment in England and Wales; case studies of a geographically representative…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Harrison, Craig; Barnett, Kate – 2001
One strategy to increase participation in vocational education and training (VET) by Australians with a disability involves intervention at the secondary school level to reduce early school leaving by providing structured VET learning and work placement opportunities. The Enterprise Career Education Foundation's Lighthouse initiative, which was…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning
