Fewer than one in five people with a disability receive accommodations in the workplace, and many people with disabilities are unprepared to disclose their disability or negotiate accommodations. To better …
To Disclose or Not to Disclose? Supporting Job-Seekers and Employees
Researchers analyzed the decisions made by people with multiple sclerosis to disclose or not to disclose their disability to an employer and explored what considerations went into the decision-making process. …
Adopting Person-Centered Practices: A Case Study
Person-centered practices can play a key role in helping people with disabilities make informed choices about working and create goals to meet their employment goals. However, person-centered practices have not …
Hiring Individuals with ASD: Employers’ Perspectives
To learn employers’ perspectives on hiring individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers surveyed and interviewed employers in a variety of industries who participated in Employment Works Canada. This 12-week …
The Impact of Employment Goals and Settings on People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
To determine the impact of employment goals and appropriate work settings on employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, researchers reviewed 12,706 case studies of people with intellectual …
The Elephant in the Room: Poverty, Disability, and Employment
Research has shown that adults with even severe disabilities are often able to have successful careers and be self-sufficient. But, many of these people are un- or under-employed and living …
Criminal Histories and RSA-911 Data: The Effect on Employment Outcomes for People of Color Receiving VR Services
Leaving out criminal records from consumers’ vocational rehabilitation (VR) case records affects VR counselors’ ability to help ex-offenders find and maintain employment. It also reduces the overall success rate of …
The Benefits of Employing People with a Mental Health Disability
Vocational rehabilitation counselors who present factual information to employers serve as advocates for job seekers with mental health disabilities. The employment of people with mental health experiences is low worldwide. …
JobTIPS: Helping Youth with ASD Transition to Employment
Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at a higher risk for unemployment or under-employment after high school than many youth with other types of disabilities. Study results show that …
Substance Abuse Counselors Identify Barriers to Treatment
Kentucky substance abuse counselors identified lack of funding, transportation, bureaucracy, and lack of interagency cooperation as the four key barriers to successful client outcomes in rural and urban communities. Substance …