BACKGROUND: Existing survey and administrative data provide little information on why
individuals with disabilities have had persistently low employment rates and why some …

This exploratory study investigated the best predictors of employment among 13,751
individuals with disabilities who have exited from a state-federal VR services program in a …

Objective: This study was conducted a) to examine the concerns of people with disabilities
regarding their participation in independent living and in society and b) to explore whether …

This paper reviewed empirical studies published since 1987 and identified variables related
to employment outcomes for six disability groups. These groups included persons with …

People with disabilities (PWD) in the US experience lower employment rates and wages
than people without disabilities, and unfortunately this historical trend has had negative …

BACKGROUND: People with disabilities experience longstanding barriers to employment.
However, beyond the conventional metrics of labor force participation or unemployment …

ccording to recent estimates from the US Census Bureau, approximately 56.7 million people
have a disability, representing nearly one-fifth (19%) of the civilian noninstitutionalized …

The purpose of this study was two-fold:(a) to examine the differences between employed
and non-employed group of persons with disabilities served in the public vocational …

This qualitative study explored the employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and Ticket to
Work (TTW) experiences of people with disabilities. Twelve focus groups were conducted …

Objective: Guided by the social model of disability (Nagi, 1965), this study aims to better
identify barriers to and facilitators of employment for individuals with psychiatric disabilities …