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,…

A review of problems faced by sheltered workshops for disabled persons (low placement rates in open employment, nonconsideration of individual needs, poor financial rewards) includes an outline of a habilitation model featuring improved staff training, production and wages, vocational and nonvocational options, organization of training, and…

A national conference on autism, attended by agency staff, organization staff, advocates, and parents of children and adults with autism, consisted of paper presentations, site visits, and small group reports and recommendations. This volume of proceedings includes papers with the following authors and titles: (1) "An Overview of the…

This document provides a "blueprint for action," based on the findings of Pathways to Employment II, a national meeting designed to identify local, state, and national strategies for improving the opportunities available to disabled youth for education, training, and employment. Following a statement of the problem, and a summary of the…