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The Right to a Better Life: Using an After-School Work Camp to Create Customized Employment Opportunities for Rural High School Students with Severe Disabilities
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Molina, Leslie; Demchak, MaryAnn – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2016
If people with intellectual disability are to become truly self-determined, they must be allowed to express choice throughout their lives, including employment. Expectations for competitive employment tend to be low for this population, if considered at all (Citron et al., 2008). Theoretically, integrated employment options, including customized…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, High School Students, After School Programs