Twenty educable or trainable retarded adolescents and adults in three sheltered workshops, who worked either 1 or 3 hours per day for 10 days under a no-external reinforcement condition, assembled a 14-piece bicycle brake. (Author/MC)

An ecological study was made of persistent repetitious movements by 12 developmentally disabled adults in a horticultural day work program. Fewer dysfunctional patterns occurred during times when staff were actively teaching than when the trainee was isolated or resting. Results argued for teaching skills in terms of coordinated response…

This annotated bibliography is a reference to over 220 publications that deal with the concepts of transitional employment and supported work. All of the documents may be borrowed from the Materials Development Center of the University of Wisconsin. The documents are listed in alphabetical order by author or institutional author. Each entry…

The author discusses some of the limitations of the use of sheltered workshops and behavior modification in vocational rehabilitation for the handicapped and promotes the possibility of on-the-job training as an alternative to sheltered workshops. (EA)

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS FOR VOCATIONAL SERVICES, THE KENNEDY JOB TRAINING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE DAY AND RESIDENTIAL KENNEDY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO UTILIZE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A SHELTERED…

Reported are results of a (1974-75) project in a New Hampshire school district which assessed the vocational needs of handicapped children in that district, the potential for their employment in the community, and the school potential for vocational programs. Provided is information such as the number of children by handicaps and present status…

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,…

Committees of representatives from business, government, education, and voluntary service agencies were formed to coordinate employment opportunities and employer needs with the growing need to integrate the handicapped and hard-to-employ into the labor force. Alternatives of suitable job training, sheltered or direct employment, or other needed…

Development of generalized job initiative skills was examined with three severely retarded adult males through discrimination training, role play, and self-monitoring interventions. Although intensive training was required to establish an initial set of generalized job initiative responses, subsequent sets of responses were rapidly learned using…

The paper describes a system used in Nebraska in which vocational rehabilitation specialists determine who is a high need client and develop programs via a social-ecological or "person-environment" perspective. A high need client is defined as an individual who will require considerable staff support, intervention, and time. A three-phase study…

This resource guide provides information on the content, source, and price of various print and media materials that are available nationally that may be of help to personnel in the field of support employment. The guide is organized in six sections that cover the following materials: (1) books and book chapters; (2) training materials; (3)…

The goal of this publication is to provide rehabilitation facilities with a guide to improve their image in the community and increase contract sales, job placements, donations, and client numbers. It is intended (1) to assist them in identifying individuals or groups that facilities should be trying to reach with their public relations efforts…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS REFERENCES PERTINENT TO THE PROBLEMS OF PREDICTIVE ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE ADULT RETARDED. THE SEVEN AREAS COVERED ARE--(1) GENERAL STUDIES, REPORTS, BOOKS, AND ARTICLES, (2) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES TO 1945, (3) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES AFTER 1945, (4) PERSONAL VARIABLES, (5) ENVIRONMENTAL…

Seven papers examine issues in vocational education for the moderately to severely handicapped. The first paper, "Introduction: Perspectives on Vocational Education" and "Rehabilitation for the Handicapped" by C. Hansen and N. Haring sets out terms and definitions and provides an overview for the text. C. Hansen's second paper,…