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Direct linkRusch, Frank R.; Braddock, David – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
While supported employment has made significant gains since its formal introduction in 1984 (P. L. 98-527), segregated services continue to outpace the growth of supported employment. We discuss these and other important trends in this article, and conclude with recommendations that include (1) ensuring that all young adults leave high school…
Descriptors: Young Adults, State Agencies, Sheltered Workshops, Postsecondary Education
Download full textBrown, Lou; And Others – 1983
The paper criticizes the practice of providing sheltered occupational environments to severely handicapped individuals and considers ways in which public school programs and adult service systems can be arranged to maximize vocational functioning. Following an operational definition of meaningful work, the chapter analyzes reasons for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Employment
Haring, Kathryn; Lovett, David – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990
The follow-up study of 58 persons with severe mental retardation who had exited self-contained special education programs from 1983 to 1985 found 57 percent were placed in sheltered workshops or day activity centers, 15 percent received formal postsecondary training, 62 percent resided in their family homes, and 26 percent lived in group homes.…
Descriptors: Employment, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Group Homes
Washington Univ., Seattle. – 1988
These five papers deal with topics related to problems associated with transition from school to independent living for handicapped youth. "Individual Transition Plans: From Lip Service to Implementation" (Joseph Stowitschek, Cheryl Kelso) reports on a study to determine the extent to which individual transition planning is advocated by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Employment Level
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1991
The parents of 14 Iowa individuals with severe/profound mental disabilities were interviewed 1 and 3 years after their sons/daughters graduated from or "aged out" of high school. Two categories of information were sought concerning the adult adjustment of these individuals: (1) general status variables including marital status, place of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employment, High Schools, Income
Guy, Barbara – Policy Research Brief, 1998
This research brief reports on selected findings from a longitudinal study conducted at the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. The study identified the postschool status of young adults and adults with moderate and severe disabilities, and changes in that status over time. Specifically, this study examined the postschool…
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Compensation (Remuneration), Daily Living Skills
