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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Tips to Increase Transportation Access for People At-Risk
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlanceGetting a job often hinges on a person’s ability to get themselves to and from work. Cars are costly to buy and maintain, and …
The Case for Hope
Audio Version – 3-Minute Listen Research SummaryAt-a-GlancePeople both with and without disabilities are more likely to achieve their goals when they have hope. Often thought of as an intangible concept, …
Job Exploration Counseling
Job Exploration Counseling can include a variety of activities to help people explore and reach their career goals. Rehabilitation career counselors work with people with disabilities to explore their interests …