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Peer reviewedSchuster, John W. – Mental Retardation, 1990
Sheltered workshops are asserted to be failing to provide mentally retarded clients with appropriate work experiences because of low wage rates, unavailability of work, changing industrial forecasts for blue collar employment, financial dependence, tax returns, segregation, and normalization issues. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Program Effectiveness
Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Data from surveys of 2,071 facilities providing vocational services to adults with developmental disabilities were used to analyze: employment placement patterns in sheltered, supported, competitive, or transitional settings; employment retention rates; occupational categories; rehabilitation costs; integration with nondisabled coworkers; effects…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedMcCaughrin, Wendy B.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
Monetary costs and benefits of supported employment to individuals with mental retardation (n=20), taxpayers, and society were assessed, as was the quality of life of supported employees. Supported employment was found to be cost-effective over a five-year period during which programs moved from sheltered to supported employment. (DB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Employment Programs, Mental Retardation
Download full textHaller, Otto; And Others – 1987
Prior to the adoption of a Restrictive Procedures Guidelines Draft, baseline measures on the use of restrictive procedures were collected by observing selected retarded adult clients (N=13) in seven pre-selected settings (group homes or vocational shops) of the Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) in Calgary, Alberta. An…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Group Homes, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedSchalock, Robert L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
The current status of state mental retardation/developmental disability agency information systems related to day and employment programs for persons with disabilities is described. Data regarding the number and characteristics of persons served in various day-employment programs and the funding sources are summarized. Suggestions regarding data…
Descriptors: Agencies, Data Collection, Database Design, Day Programs
Keystone Area Education, Elkader, IA. – 1983
This final report concentrates on conclusions and recommendations from a three-year longitudinal study of 48 mentally retarded adults who were graduates or dropouts from senior high schools in six rural Iowa school districts during academic years 1976-1982. Using data from structured interviews, the study sought to assess social and vocational…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Consumer Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Bordieri, James E. – 1986
The employment alternatives available to disabled workers in various countries throughout the world were compared. Using a six-level model in which level 1 designated no employment and level 6 indicated competitive employment with no accommodation or shelter, the researchers examined the following employment practices: competitive employment…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
