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 …
Hiring Individuals with ASD: Employers’ Perspectives
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceTo learn employers’ perspectives on hiring individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers surveyed and interviewed employers in a variety of industries who participated …
The Impact of Employment Goals and Settings on People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceTo determine the impact of employment goals and appropriate work settings on employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, researchers reviewed 12,706 …
The Elephant in the Room: Poverty, Disability, and Employment
Audio Version – 4-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceResearch has shown that adults with even severe disabilities are often able to have successful careers and be self-sufficient. But, many of these people …
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 …