Career Guidance and Employment Issues for Neurodivergent Individuals: A Scoping Review and Stakeholder Consultation

S Bölte, JA Carpini, MH Black… - Human Resource …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growing recognition of neurodivergence amongst individuals poses challenges for career
counselors and human resource practitioners when advising, guiding, and supporting the …

People with intellectual disabilities as business owners: A systematic review of peer‐reviewed literature

C Hutchinson, K Lay, J Alexander… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Microenterprises are very small businesses requiring little capital and can be
an employment pathway for people with intellectual disabilities. This systematic review aims …

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 …

A qualitative study of adults' and support persons' experiences of support after autism diagnosis

Y Huang, SRC Arnold, KR Foley, JN Trollor - Journal of autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Adulthood autism diagnosis has become increasingly common, but little is known about post-
diagnosis support experiences and needs. We interviewed 19 autistic adults and 4 support …

The role of social enterprises in facilitating labour market integration for people with disabilities: A convenient deflection from policy mainstreaming?

CHK Chui, CH Chan, Y Chandra - Journal of Social Policy, 2023 - cambridge.org
Policymakers have increasingly embraced social enterprises as a vehicle to create job
opportunities for the disadvantaged. However, there is limited research on social enterprises …

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 …

Developing soft (employability) skills and work experience opportunities to prepare students with intellectual disability for open employment

K Young, D Rooney - British Journal of Special Education, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This research identifies the soft (employability) skills that key stakeholders view as essential
for young people with intellectual disability (ID) to gain and maintain open employment. The …

Beyond the bottom line: assessing the social return on investment of a disability-inclusive social enterprise

C Hutchinson, L Lester, V Coram, P Flatau… - Social Enterprise …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Though qualitative evidence of social impact exists for disability-inclusive social
enterprise, there is a dearth of quantitative economic impact on their social impact. This …

The Organisational Characteristics That Enable Successful Employment Transition for People With Intellectual Disabilities

A Joyce, P Campbell, J Crosbie… - Journal of Applied …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social enterprises have the potential to address some of the current barriers
that people with an intellectual disability experience in transitioning to open employment …

Do employment-focused social enterprises provide a pathway out of disadvantage? An evidence review

J Qian, E Riseley, J Barraket - 2019 - apo.org.au
In late 2018, the Westpac Foundation launched a new strategic plan, which identifies
employment as a pathway out of disadvantage and positions employment-focused social …