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Direct linkVerdonschot, M. M. L.; de Witte, L. P.; Reichrath, E.; Buntinx, W. H. E.; Curfs, L. M. G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Study design: A systematic review of the literature. Objectives: To investigate community participation of persons with an intellectual disability (ID) as reported in empirical research studies. Method: A systematic literature search was conducted for the period of 1996-2006 on PubMed, CINAHL and PSYCINFO. Search terms were derived from the…
Descriptors: Social Life, Mental Retardation, Community Involvement, Sheltered Workshops
Martorell, A.; Gutierrez-Recacha, P.; Pereda, A.; Ayuso-Mateos, J. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Access to employment for people with intellectual disability (ID) has become a social priority. The aim of the present study is to try to determine which variables [sociodemographic variables, intelligence quotient (IQ), presence or absence of a psychiatric disorder, functioning, self-determination, and behavioural problems] could most…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Employment, Mental Retardation, Intelligence Quotient
Martin, James E.; And Others – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1982
Recent efforts have been made to transform traditional sheltered workshop employment to transitional employment training in nonsheltered sites for mentally retarded young adults and adults. Benefits (both monetary and nonmonetary) to the individual, employer, and society are described. Disincentives in the financial system are cited as creating a…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Financial Policy, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedCraighead, W. Edward; Mercatoris, Michael – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Critically reviewed are studies on employment of mentally retarded persons as paraprofessionals. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedJacobs, J. Walter – Mental Retardation, 1978
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)
Descriptors: Adults, Conceptual Schemes, Employment, Farm Occupations
Rusch, 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
Peer reviewedOudenne, William – Mental Retardation, 1974
The article describes two relatively uncomplicated methods of reducing resident labor in public institutions for the mentally retarded and the successful pursuit of this goal in New Jersey State institutions. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Employment, Exceptional Child Services
Peer reviewedWehmeyer, Michael L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
A survey of 216 adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities who belong to self-advocacy groups found that individuals unemployed and employed in sheltered settings perceived themselves as having less control than individuals employed competitively. Results are examined in light of quality of life findings, focusing on the need to include…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Developmental Disabilities, Employment
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1984
The position statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) addresses issues in the design and delivery of programs for persons with mental retardation. An introductory section presents basic principles and philosophies underlying services, including integration, human rights, equal rights, normalization, and the developmental model.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Civil Rights, Delivery Systems, Employment
Peer reviewedMurphy, Stephen T.; Rogan, Patricia M.; Handley, Mary; Kincaid, Charles; Royce-Davis, Joanna – Mental Retardation, 2002
A study investigated the circumstances and views of 16 individuals 8 years after participation in one agency's conversion from a sheltered workshop to an exclusively community employment service. Most participants associated the agency's changeover with long-term, personal benefits, including community employment opportunities, increased income,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Frank, Alan R.; Sitlington, Patricia L. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
Iowa high school graduates (n=322) with mental disabilities were interviewed one and three years after graduation, concerning general status, employment, and adult adjustment. Over the postgraduation period, subjects became more independent in living arrangements and increased the number of hours per week of employment, but only approximately 20%…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employment, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys
Hollander, Elaine K., Ed.; Soloyanis, George, Ed. – 1978
The book contains the proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Vocational Rehabilitation for Mentally Retarded Persons, held in 1976. The latest advances in the field are discussed by representatives from 25 foreign countries who are actively involved in rehabilitation research or who work in areas closely related as investigators,…
Descriptors: Employment, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Horticulture
Download full textRehabilitation Services Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
Presented are six articles on residential living, vocational education, employment recreation, deinstitutionalization, and workshop experience of mentally retarded children and adults. K. Grunewald discusses the planning of housing for five- to eight person groups of retarded children and adults in varying kinds of residential facilities in Sweden…
Descriptors: Employment, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Education, Exceptional Child Services
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1986
Two documents focus on Transitional Service Centers (TSC) programs designed to help persons with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities enter into employment and community life. The procedural manual introduces the concept of transition from school to work and community living and examines steps in developing TSCs: (1) conducting a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
