Employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A literature review

HA Almalky - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This review examined various studies regarding the employment outcomes for adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) within the United States. This review …

Social enterprises and transition to employment for people labeled with intellectual and developmental disabilities

VA Babikian, Y Hamdani - Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To explore transition to employment and social enterprise (SE)
models for people labeled with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), assess the …

Barriers to finding and maintaining open employment for people with intellectual disability in Australia

A Meltzer, S Robinson, KR Fisher - Social Policy & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Everyone has the right to employment. Work is important for health, well‐being, and social,
economic, and financial inclusion. However, it is often difficult for people with intellectual …

Outcomes in young adulthood: are we achieving community participation and inclusion?

KM Gray, A Piccinin, CM Keating, J Taffe… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite recognition of the importance of integrated community living and
support, there is evidence that parents remain the primary caregivers of young adults with …

Social return on investment of an innovative employment option for persons with developmental disabilities: Common ground co‐operative

F Owen, J Li, L Whittingham, J Hope… - Nonprofit …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Common Ground Co‐operative (CGC) provides training, administrative, and job coach
support to five social enterprises for which persons with developmental disabilities are the …

Perspectives of people with intellectual disability about open, sheltered and social enterprise employment: Implications for expanding employment choice through …

A Meltzer, R Kayess, S Bates - Social Enterprise Journal, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose People with intellectual disability have a low rate of employment in Australia and
internationally. Their low employment rate is set within a context of limited employment …

Relationship between family quality of life and day occupations of young people with Down syndrome

KR Foley, S Girdler, J Downs, P Jacoby… - Social psychiatry and …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To explore relationships between family quality of life, day occupations and
activities of daily living (ADL) of young persons with Down syndrome. Method Data were …

Barriers to employment of people with intellectual disability

US Jacob, J Pillay, OE Adeoye, TK Oni - Work, 2023 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: People with intellectual disability are likely to face long-standing
employment barriers in finding and keeping jobs, for a variety of reasons. This study …

Educated for welfare services—The hidden curriculum of upper secondary school for students with intellectual disabilities

A Gustavsson, C Wendelborg… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible Summary Studies show that very few students with intellectual disabilities get a
job after secondary school. Most graduates end up depending on benefits and social …

Virtual interview training among BIPOC autistic transition-age youth: A secondary analysis of an initial effectiveness RCT

EDG Williams, MJ Smith - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) autistic transition-aged youth
(TAY) report lower rates of competitive employment compared to White autistic TAY and …