Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceStress can affect parents’ health and ability to successfully meet the needs of their children. This can be especially true for parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities …
Understanding Employer Views on Disability and Hiring Practices
Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceMost employers rationalize decisions around employing people with disabilities based on a combination of charity and human-resources viewpoints and perceptions, according to a recent study of large organizations with …
Overcoming Agency Barriers to Providing Remote Behavioral Health Care
Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceRemote behavioral health care can work as well as, or better than, in-person behavioral health care. It can be high-quality, flexible, and accessible to those in rural areas or …
Remote Delivery of Healthcare Services: Putting It Into Practice
Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceHealthcare systems are using video conferencing to provide services in response to CDC guidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak. This literature review reveals practices that could support vocational rehabilitation practitioners …
How VR Agencies Provide Pre- Employment Transition Services for Students with Disabilities Under WIOA
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceResearchers reviewed RSA-911 data to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) administrators and staff a baseline understanding of how VR agencies nationwide provide preemployment transition services …
Do Youth with Disabilities and their Parents Have the Same Postsecondary Expectations?
Audio Version – 4 minute listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceOne of the goals of vocational rehabilitation is to assist youth with disabilities during their transition from school to adult life. Research has …
Self-Employment: A Viable Option in Vocational Rehabilitation
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceSelf-employment can be a viable option for people with disabilities seeking employment using vocational rehabilitation services, especially for those in rural communities where jobs …
Employer Perspectives on Disability Inclusion
Audio Version – 4 minute listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceFewer than one in five people with a disability receive accommodations in the workplace, and many people with disabilities are unprepared to disclose …
To Disclose or Not to Disclose? Supporting Job-Seekers and Employees
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceResearchers analyzed the decisions made by people with multiple sclerosis to disclose or not to disclose their disability to an employer and explored what …
Adopting Person-Centered Practices: A Case Study
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlancePerson-centered practices can play a key role in helping people with disabilities make informed choices about working and create goals to meet their employment …