Stepping Stones to Independence: A Day in the Life of Boatworks.

Vencill, Mary; Youngdahl, Andrea

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ERIC Number: EJ349313

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Publication Date: 1987

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Stepping Stones to Independence: A Day in the Life of Boatworks.

Vencill, Mary; Youngdahl, Andrea

Exceptional Parent, v17 n1 p28-32 Feb 1987

Boatworks, a subsidiary of Stepping Stones Growth Center in Oakland, California, provides work experience to developmentally disabled persons and helps them learn skills useful in private sector jobs. Workers learn job responsibility, quality control, and work safety procedures and are paid according to productivity. (CB)

Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Sheltered Workshops, Supported Employment, Vocational Education, Vocational Training Centers, Work Experience

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