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Placement into Nonsheltered Employment: Findings from National Employment Surveys.
Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Data from surveys of 2,071 facilities providing vocational services to adults with developmental disabilities were used to analyze: employment placement patterns in sheltered, supported, competitive, or transitional settings; employment retention rates; occupational categories; rehabilitation costs; integration with nondisabled coworkers; effects…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
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
Trends in Supported Employment: The Experiences of Ninety-Four Community Rehabilitation Providers between 1986 to 1991.
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Gilmore, Dana Scott; Butterworth, John – Research To Practice, 1996
This fact sheet summarizes data on integrated employment (supported and competitive) and facility-based employment activities (sheltered workshops) from two national surveys of community rehabilitation providers (CRPs). The 1986 survey used a random sample of 952 CRPs from all states, while the 1991 survey used a stratified sample of 643 CRPs from…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Disabilities, Integrated Services
Conversion from Segregated Services To Supported Employment: A Continuing Challenge to the VR Service System. SDAT 1998.
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West, Michael; Revell, Grant; Wehman, Paul – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Reports findings from a national survey of 385 day support providers regarding conversion of resources from segregated services to supported employment. Approximately 23% of all agencies and 37% of agencies with both facility-based programs and supported employment indicate that they had converted resources to community-based employment.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
National Perspectives on Integrated Employment: State MR/DD Agency Trends.
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McGaughey, Martha J.; Kiernan, William E.; McNally, Lorraine C.; Gilmore, Dana S. – 1993
This report details the findings of a national follow-up survey that investigated day and employment services provided by the mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) state agencies for FY 1990 and makes comparisons with services provided during FY 1988. Key findings from the survey include: (1) a substantial increase in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Data Collection, Employment Patterns
National Study of Day and Vocational Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in State Mental Health Agencies: Report of Data from FY 1993.
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Whitney-Thomas, Jean; Thomas, Dawna M.; Gilmore, Dana Scott; McNally, Lorraine C.; Fesko, Sheila Lynch – 1996
This monograph reports data from a national investigation of day and vocational services for individuals with developmental disabilities provided by 50 state mental health agencies and the District of Columbia. Respondents were asked to report FY 1993 data on variables such as total numbers served, data collection systems, types and level of data…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Employment Patterns, Employment Services