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Youth with Disabilities at the Crossroads: Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Disability Benefits

Audio Version – 4-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceVocational rehabilitation agencies have the opportunity to help youth with disabilities gain the skills they need to get jobs, rather than rely on benefits, …

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Partnerships in Employment: A State VR Initiative

Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceFor years, vocational rehabilitation literature has discussed “dual-customer” strategies, where both businesses and consumers with disabilities are considered customers. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity …

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Effective Strategies for a Dual-Customer Approach

Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceFor years, vocational rehabilitation literature has discussed “dual-customer” strategies, where both businesses and consumers with disabilities are considered customers. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act now requires agencies to …

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How to Support Employment Goals of Youth with Autism

Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceResearchers examined positive employment outcomes for youth with autism to learn if self-determination, social skills, job search skills, and transportation were all critical to …

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Social Skills Training for Students with Disabilities: Does It Work?

Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceResearch shows that a lack of appropriate social skills training for people with disabilities contributes significantly to this population’s high unemployment rate. This study …

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California

California was chosen as a targeted community through the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center: Targeted Communities (VR-TAC-TC) or Project E3. Project E3 partnered with State VR Agencies and local community …

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An Aging Workforce: Preparing Job Seekers and Employers

Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceAs life expectancy increases and medical technology advances, older people are working long past the customary retirement age. Disabilities related to aging can cause …

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Community Needs & Resources Assessment

Community Needs & Resources Assessment How Does it Work?A community needs and resources assessment identifies each community’s unique strengths and challenges and explores both how they support people with disabilities …

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Community Outreach and Orientation

Community Outreach and Orientation It’s common to hear myths and misconceptions about the wisdom of hiring a person with a disability, as well as about the ability of people with …

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Comprehensive Support Systems and Capacity Building

Comprehensive Support Systems and Capacity Building Job seekers with multiple disabilities and complex resource needs are often ‘bounced’ from agency to agency and are unable to access all of the …