The sheltered workshop model for the retarded is being changed to a non-sheltered community and business model of vocational services in Detroit, Michigan. Methods used included creation of their own businesses by rehabilitation companies and provision of job training and placement within businesses by an on-site trainer. (DB)

The third in a series of position papers regarding deinstitutionalization of individuals with developmental disabilities in Ohio, the paper addresses future directions in adult services. Basic planning principles guiding the delivery of services are briefly reviewed, followed by a list of five objectives of adult programs. The next section…

The project addressed the discrepancy between research (documenting the vocational potential of severely handicapped adults) and current services (which include an expanding national program of nonvocational day activity centers) with five coordinated components designed to improve, implement, and evaluate vocational services. The first component,…

The Gleaner's Project, a model for providing extended sheltered employment for severely retarded adults in rural areas, is suggested; and the advantages, both economic and humanitarian, of the proposed model over more traditional approaches are discussed. (Author/SBH)

This manual for supervisors of rehabilitation workshops or plants focuses on knowledge, techniques, and application of work simplification and production standards. Four chapters providing introductory material discuss common goals of rehabilitation and production and human factors. The first of seven chapters (chapter 5) on work simplification…

The paper describes a system used in Nebraska in which vocational rehabilitation specialists determine who is a high need client and develop programs via a social-ecological or "person-environment" perspective. A high need client is defined as an individual who will require considerable staff support, intervention, and time. A three-phase study…

This study compared four different extended employment models for people with disabilities using a procedure to control for disability characteristics. The study compared sheltered employment, enclaves, affirmative industry, and supported employment involving a job coach. Four samples of workers (total N=160) were matched on age, gender, measured…

This module provides information on supported employment as outlined in the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986, P.L. 99-506. It discusses models of supported employment; the roles of vocational rehabilitation counselors, school district personnel, and job coaches; and what school district personnel can do to prepare students for supported…

A study was conducted to determine (1) the entry level skills that are required for admission to selected North Dakota programs for the vocational education of the severely handicapped; and (2) the articulation, if any, between nationwide prevocational training programs' exit requirements and the North Dakota programs' entry requirements. Using a…

This manual is intended as a resource for anyone involved in planning, developing, and/or operating a horticultural training or work co-op program for the handicapped. Following an introductory chapter, the manual is divided into three parts with the greatest weight given to the second part. Part I elaborates on development of the horticulture…

These appendixes are the second volume of a final report of a project to (1) demonstrate a model of appropriate vocational service for developmentally disabled adults and (2) provide technical assistance and training to community facilities serving these persons. (Volume 1, the report, is available separately. See Note.) Contents include an intake…