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Direct linkMarco Tarantino; Jared Reyes – Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2024
The most recent data on the labor force participation rate of individuals who identify as being blind or having vision loss in the United States indicate it is approximately 44%. In 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs promulgated regulations pertaining to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to address the continued…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Blindness, Visual Impairments
Download full textNational Council on Disability, 2020
NCD conducted a comprehensive analysis of the AbilityOne Program to determine whether it promotes Congress' goal of improving employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Today, the program is made of a government-appointed Commission and staff, three central nonprofit agencies (CNAs) that facilitate the…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Employment, Purchasing
Smith, Lachelle; Vasile, Emily – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
The ability for students with visual impairments to perform independent living skills is essential for the successful transition from youth to adulthood. Although independent living skills are required to be taught by the teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) in the expanded core curriculum (ECC), many of these skills are introduced as…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Cooperative Planning, Visual Impairments, Daily Living Skills
