Employment Outcomes for People with Severe Disabilities: Opportunities for Improvement.

Mank, David; Cioffi, Andrea; Yovanoff, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ568671

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Employment Outcomes for People with Severe Disabilities: Opportunities for Improvement.

Mank, David; Cioffi, Andrea; Yovanoff, Paul

Mental Retardation, v36 n3 p205-16 Jun 1998

A survey of 13 vocational programs that used natural supports as one of their strategies for securing and supporting people with disabilities in community jobs found that people with more severe disabilities had fewer wage- and integration-outcomes and fewer typical features of employment compared to those with less severe disabilities. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Community Programs, Employment Problems, Peer Relationship, Severe Disabilities, Social Integration, Supported Employment, Vocational Education, Wages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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