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Exploring the Issue of Employment for Adults with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland
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McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip; Burke, Eilish; Carroll, Rachel; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The benefits of being in employment are well documented; however, underemployment is a critical issue for people with intellectual disability (ID). Some individuals perceive themselves as being in employment when in fact they are attending a non-work site such as a day service. The impact that this perception of employment has on other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Underemployment, Day Programs
A Comparison of Quality of Life Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Supported Employment, Day Services and Employment Enterprises
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Beyer, Stephen; Brown, Tony; Akandi, Rachel; Rapley, Mark – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Policy objectives for people with intellectual disabilities include day service modernization and the promotion of paid employment and quality of life. Quality of life is under represented as an outcome measure in vocational research. This research compares subjective and objective quality of life, and quality of work environment for…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Employees, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Factors Associated with High Levels of Physical Activity among Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Temple, Viviene A. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The aim was to identify factors associated with physical activity participation among active (i.e. more than or equal to 10 000 steps per day) individuals with intellectual disability. Staff at day program and supported employment organizations were asked to identify individuals they believed were physically active. To verify participants were…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level
Implementation of Systematic Instruction to Increase Client Engagement in a Day Habilitation Program
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Crites, Steven A.; Howard, Barbara H. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Individuals with severe disability exiting school are likely to be enrolled in day activity and sheltered workshops at least as often as in supported employment. Such facilities are often staffed by paraprofessionals who may not have the skills to engage clients in meaningful activities. This article describes a 3-phase staff training…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Severe Disabilities, Autism, Sheltered Workshops
A Longitudinal Comparison of Day Program Services and Outcomes of People Who Left Institutions and Those Who Stayed.
Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1999
This study provides longitudinal analysis of day program and work activities of 61 individuals leaving Minnesota state institutions and a comparison group of 71 people remaining institutionalized. Only 13% of movers experienced integrated employment. As a group, the people who remained institutionalized actually earned more money. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Day Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
State MR/DD Agency Information Systems and Available Data Related to Day and Employment Programs.
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Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
The current status of state mental retardation/developmental disability agency information systems related to day and employment programs for persons with disabilities is described. Data regarding the number and characteristics of persons served in various day-employment programs and the funding sources are summarized. Suggestions regarding data…
Descriptors: Agencies, Data Collection, Database Design, Day Programs