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 …
Vocational Rehabilitation Strategies to Enhance Early Career Development for Young People with Disabilities
The choices young people make in their late teens and early twenties impact their earning potential and work opportunities for the rest of their lives. This study provides concrete strategies …
Higher Education for Ex-Offenders: Thinking Beyond the Box
Beyond the Box is a valuable resource for people who help ex-offenders effectively transition back into our communities. The U.S. Department of Education created this guide for college and university …
Mental Health Caregivers on Community Inclusion
Up to 8.4 million Americans provide unpaid care to adults with emotional or mental health issues, according to The National Alliance on Caregiving. Caregivers are often family or people closest …
People with Disabilities and the Prison System: New Report Promotes Reform
Many stories about the criminal justice system focus on race and poverty and not from the lens of people with disabilities. Approximately 750,000 people with disabilities are currently imprisoned or …