title: Return to work for persons with spinal cord injury: designing work supports.
abstract: Recent advances in medical practices have led to increased survival rates among persons with spinal cord injuries. Many of these individuals find themselves unemployed post injury and face a myriad of challenges, such as lack of transportation, limited accessibility, and health problems. This paper describes how a Supported Employment approach can be used to assist persons with SCI with return to work. A number of issues that may impede employment and how to circumvent each are offered, along with a case study that describes one individual's return to work.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports, 1314 West Main Street, P.O. Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284-2011, USA. psherron@atlas.vcu.edu
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Targett
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wehman
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012944:Social Support; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*