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Direct linkRandall, Kristina N.; Bernard, Gerald; Durah, Lois – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The current study examined how employment conditions (competitive employment, work center employment, unemployment) are associated with the quality of life (QoL) for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Using the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale -- Intellectual/Cognitive Disability (5th Edition; ComQoL-I5; Cummins,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Level, Unemployment
Peer reviewedButterworth, John; Hagner, David; Helm, David T.; Whelley, Teresa A. – Mental Retardation, 2000
This paper reports results of a qualitative study of the workplace experiences of eight young adults with developmental disabilities. Four characteristics of supportive workplaces were identified: (1) multiple context relationships; (2) specific social opportunities; (3) a personal and team-building management style; and (4) interdependent job…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Quality of Working Life, Social Integration, Supported Employment
Peer reviewedGarff, Jennifer Traviss; Storey, Keith – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Three adults with developmental disabilities in supported-employment settings were successfully taught self-management strategies for addressing hygiene issues. The intervention included: a checklist with steps necessary to address particular hygiene issues, modeling the steps to each participant, providing praise and feedback, and teaching the…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Feedback, Hygiene
Peer reviewedKiernan, William E.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1988
Data were gathered from 1,119 facilities providing vocational services to 112,996 adults with developmental disabilities, to analyze employment outcomes for persons in transitional training or sheltered, supported, or competitive employment; placements by occupational categories; movement patterns within employment statuses; employment retention;…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid
Download full textSandoz, Jeff – 2003
A pictograph and icon-driven training program has been specifically designed for educators who are responsible for teaching the developmentally disabled regarding the safe use of hazardous chemicals. In alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it offers "reasonable accommodation" by those who educate and train this special…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Adult Literacy, Assistive Technology
