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Have Sheltered Workshops a Future?
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Kirby, Neil – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1986
A review of problems faced by sheltered workshops for disabled persons (low placement rates in open employment, nonconsideration of individual needs, poor financial rewards) includes an outline of a habilitation model featuring improved staff training, production and wages, vocational and nonvocational options, organization of training, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Job Training
The Job Satisfaction and/or Psychological Well Being of Young Adults with an Intellectual Disability and Nondisabled Young Adults in Either Sheltered Employment, Competitive Employment or Unemployment.
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Jiranek, Danielle; Kirby, Neil – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
Analysis of a questionnaire completed by 44 young adults with intellectual disabilities and 29 nondisabled peers found that (1) both groups preferred competitive employment to unemployment; (2) those with intellectual disabilities had lower psychological well-being; (3) those with intellectual disabilities in competitive employment had greater job…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment, Job Satisfaction, Mental Health