Entering work: employment outcomes of people with developmental disabilities.
This paper provides a current snapshot of employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities who had recently entered integrated employment (individual and group supported jobs) with the support of a community rehabilitation provider. Individual outcomes are based on an analysis of the National Survey of Community Rehabilitation Providers conducted between 2004 and 2005 by the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Survey results show that the majority of respondents with developmental disabilities worked part-time in individual jobs, predominantly in the entry-level service industry; earned above federal minimum wage; and received paid time off. Differences in employment outcomes by type of integrated employment model are discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings.
Boeltzig
Heike
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Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393, USA. heike.boeltzig@umb.edu
Timmons
Jaimie C
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Butterworth
John
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult