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State of Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired Annual Report, 1976-1977.
1977
The annual report describes the 1976-1977 activities of Connecticut's Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a statewide coordinating agency. Discussed are the following aspects of the Commission: population served, interpretive services, counseling and referral, and job development and placement. It is stated that the Commission, in its 3…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Counseling, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
National Day and Employment Service Trends in MR/DD Agencies.
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Ma, Vaunne; Gilmore, Dana Scott – Research To Practice, 1997
This fact sheet reports data from a national survey of state mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) agencies. The survey was designed to investigate the distribution of people supported by state MR/DD agencies in integrated versus facility-based day and employment services and the levels of funding. Results indicate that while the…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Services, Financial Support, Job Placement
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
VR Placement Policy and Field Office Production. Studies in Placement Monograph No. 5.
Pretz, David S.; And Others – 1980
A study examined the relationship between vocational education rehabilitation agency placement policy and field office productivity. A total of 112 counselors and 25 supervisors from twenty-two Division of Vocational Rehabilitation field offices from seven states were given questionnaires covering different facets of placement policy including…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Counselor Attitudes, Disabilities
Relationship of Agency Structure and Client Characteristics to Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes for Consumers Who Are Blind.
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Cavenaugh, Brenda S. – 1999
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated differences in vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (expenditures, number, and duration) and outcomes (competitive sector placement and earnings) of consumers designated as legally blind in states with separate or combined (cross-disability) agencies. The sample included 35,396…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Blindness, Data Analysis