Background: We evaluated a transition to retirement intervention that adapted strategies used to support employment of people with intellectual disability in mainstream workplaces. The intervention facilitated their independent participation in mainstream community groups and volunteering. Methods: We randomised 29 older Australians who…

The aim of the present study was to contribute knowledge about how adult L2 learners perceived their possibilities to use and develop the target language (Swedish) when formal language teaching was combined with placements. Situated in the context of Swedish for Immigrants (SFI), the study drew inspiration from action research and ethnographic…

Adults with Down syndrome (DS) experience high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is variability in the timing of transition from a cognitively stable state to prodromal AD and dementia. The present study examined the association between a modifiable lifestyle factor, employment complexity, and cognitive decline across two time points in…

Background: Speech-language pathology students gain experience and clinical competency through clinical education placements. However, currently little empirical information exists regarding how competency develops. Existing research about the effectiveness of placement types and models in developing competency is generally descriptive and based…

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are versatile task organizers that hold promise as assistive technologies for people with cognitive-behavioral challenges. This delayed randomized controlled trial compared two groups of adult workers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine whether the use of an Apple iPod Touch PDA as a vocational…

Using data from the 1984 Displaced Worker Survey, the authors model determinants of time without work for a sample of workers laid off because of plant shutdowns. They focus on the role of advance notification. Advance notification significantly reduced duration of unemployment of workers who did not draw unemployment benefits. (Author/CH)

As hypothesized, placement of mentally retarded adult workers into competitive employment was predicted by participant's work behavior and job skills, ability to meet job requirements, and the presence of reinforcements within the employment setting. (CL)

A national demonstration project, Training and Placement Service, has placed more than 6,500 people with epilepsy in jobs. The approach features support by local affiliates of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, job preparation, technical training, and employer cooperation. (CL)

Biographic and program information were related to placement outcomes for 75 mentally retarded adults who had completed a three-year training program and up to three years of subsequent community vocational placement. Results suggested an important role for cognitive variables (symbol management and basic concepts) in the overall structure of…

Personal interviews and agency records were used to examine month-by-month vocational histories of 53 sheltered workshop employees placed in competitive jobs. Most participants who were still employed after four to five years had parental support, while those who returned to the workshop or were unemployed did not. (Author/CL)

Explored the experiences of 30 visually impaired adults in finding employment and their explanations for successful or unsuccessful vocational outcomes. Interviews indicated that problems were related to public attitudes toward blindness, employer reluctance, and inadequate vocational training. (JAC)

The authors explore the effects of labels and employers' hiring decision making in relation to placement of handicapped persons. Eleven job placement practices (such as matching the client to the job and addressing employers' objectives) are outlined. (SW)

The paper addresses the issues involved in helping severely developmentally disabled individuals become placed in competitive employment. Based on the placement experiences of Project Employability, factors in job selection and in working with employers are described. (Author)

The consensus conference on learning disabilities and employment sponsored by the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities in May 1990 is described. Decisions and proposals made in the key areas of work preparation, vocational entry, reasonable accommodation, job advancement, socioadaptability, attitudes, and definitions…

This paper refutes criticism about industrial workshops for individuals with blindness and argues that they are a suitable vocational option that is often underutilized. The paper explores the role of the sheltered workshop as a continuum for multihandicapped blind persons, employment experience for teenagers, opportunity for older individuals,…