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Direct linkBenjamin C. Schwartzman; Michele A. Schutz; Erik W. Carter – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) aspire to participate in a variety of activities after high school, such as attaining paid employment, enrolling in postsecondary education, being involved in their communities, living independently, and building friendships. However, complex and longstanding transition barriers require…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Virtual Classrooms, Community Programs
Hopkins, Shari L.; Dymond, Stacy K. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Teachers of high school students with severe disabilities are charged with making decisions about educational programming that prepares students for life post-school. This includes decisions about using community-based instruction (CBI) to teach skills that students will need to participate in the community. This qualitative study investigated the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Decision Making, Teaching Methods, High School Teachers
Nord, Derek – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Job search, job placement, and on-the-job supports are valuable services provided to many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to obtain work in the community. Investigating those who were unemployed at the time of service entry, this study seeks to extend understanding about the effect of services. Using extant data, a…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Services, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Kim, Rah Kyung; Dymond, Stacy K. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study investigated special education teachers' perceptions of the benefits, barriers, and components of community-based vocational instruction (CBVI). Participants included special education teachers (N = 68) from randomly selected high schools in Illinois who had experience delivering vocational curriculum to students with disabilities. Data…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Experience
Sulewski, Jennifer Sullivan; Butterworth, John; Gilmore, Dana – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This article presents findings on community-based nonwork (CBNW; activities that do not involve paid employment but take place in the community) from a 2001 survey of state intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities agency directors. Survey responses indicated that CBNW is a considerable and growing part of the day services mix but that…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Mental Retardation, Employment Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Lakin, K. Charlie; Doljanac, Robert; Byun, Soo-Yong; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Taub, Sarah; Chiri, Giuseppina – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This article examines expenditures for a random sample of 1,421 adult Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) recipients in 4 states. The article documents variations in expenditures for individuals with different characteristics and service needs and, controlling for individual…
Descriptors: Health Services, Expenditures, Individual Characteristics, Severe Disabilities
Achieving Community Membership through Community Rehabilitation Provider Services: Are We There Yet?
Metzel, Deborah S.; Boeltzig, Heike; Butterworth, John; Sulewski, Jennifer Sullivan; Gilmore, Dana Scott – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Findings from an analysis of the characteristics and services of community rehabilitation providers (CRPs) in the early years of the 21st century are presented. Services provided by CRPs can be categorized along two dimensions: purpose (work, nonwork) and setting (facility-based, community). The number of individuals with disabilities present…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Developmental Disabilities, Supported Employment, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)
