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Research to Improve Vocational Rehabilitation: Employment Barriers and Strategies for Clients Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
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Kirchner, C.; Johnson, G.; Harkins, D. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
A study involving 50 rehabilitation professionals, 264 rehabilitation clients, 90 adults with blindness, and 267 employers, identified factors that lead to or impede competitive job placements for clients of a state blindness rehabilitation agency. Also identified were services that employers felt would assist them in hiring or retaining clients.…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Employer Attitudes, Employment Problems
A Peaceful Coexistence? State MR/DD Agency Trends in Integrated Employment and Facility-Based Services.
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McGaughey, Martha J.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
Examination of national survey data of state mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies for integrated and segregated employment and facility-based nonwork services provided during fiscal years 1988 and 1990 found that the percentage and total number of individuals in integrated employment grew significantly. (DB)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Patterns, Job Placement
Job Placement Training Program for Rehabilitation Counselors and Job Placement Specialists.
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Johnson, Gil L.; Maxson, John H. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Describes the Job Placement Training Program, a training program run by Southern Illinois University that is designed to teach rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists employed by state rehabilitation agencies the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to help rehabilitation clients obtain employment. The program's curriculum…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Employment Services
Library/Information Science Education, Placement, and Salaries.
Davis, Darlena; Gregory, Vicki L.; Wohlmuth, Sonia Ramirez – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Includes five articles: a guide to employment sources in the library and information professions, including the Internet, library joblines, specialized associations, state agencies, and overseas exchange programs; placements and salaries in 1999; accredited master's programs in library and information studies; library scholarship sources; and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Awards, Exchange Programs, Information Science Education
Disabled Workers and the Career Counselor.
Baxter, Neale – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1979
Describes services that employment and school counselors can provide the handicapped. Gives information about federal legislation, the counselor's role, testing and training programs, and job development and placement. Includes a list of useful publications and a directory of state agencies to assist counselors of the handicapped. (MF)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counselor Role, Disabilities