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Durand, John; And Others – School Shop, 1973
Describes the program of the Occupational Training Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (SB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Job Placement
Shushan, Robert D. – 1972
A demonstration project was conducted to determine the programmatic, economic, and administrative advantages of a coordinated system of sheltered workshops strategically located in a metropolitan and suburban area which placed 51 (15 percent) out of 330 trainees. Thirty-eight were placed in either competitive or on-the-job training programs. Nine…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Followup Studies
EPI-HAB Phoenix, Inc., AZ. – 1971
A demonstration project (1958-1961) was conducted to establish that a self-sustaining workshop for epileptics can maintain itself competitively and be a viable rehabilitative setting for the epileptic midway between one employable in private industry and one employable only in a sheltered workshop. An EPI-HAB project in Phoenix, Arizona,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Demonstration Programs, Employment Potential, Epilepsy
Development of a Community Based Pre-Employment Program for Moderately and Severely Retarded Adults.
Hill, Janet W.; And Others – Rehabilitation Literature, 1979
The article describes the design and implementation of a community-based training program for mentally retarded adults. The program focuses on job preparation, training, and placement, with a secondary emphasis on functional independent living skills. (PHR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Job Placement, Job Training
Download full textSpiers, Elizabeth, Comp.; Samberg, Laura, Ed. – 1992
Designed for parents and professionals facing development of transition programs in their own communities, this guide offers in Section 1 an overview of noncollegiate educational options after high school for students with disabilities who need additional time and training to prepare for adulthood. It covers employment, postsecondary education and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
Shawnee Hills Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Inc., Charleston, WV. – 1983
Descriptions of several programs of the Shawnee Hills Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Inc. (Charleston, West Virginia) are presented. Included in this document are: (1) a description of the Shawnee Hills Day Training Center, a cooperative program of Shawnee Hills and several county school boards for severely/profoundly impaired…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Children, Daily Living Skills
Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1980
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…
Descriptors: Adults, Agricultural Education, Contracts, Cooperative Programs
