Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2026)
Background: Compared to the general population, adults with disabilities often have poor employment rates. Apprenticeships offer one way to improve employment outcomes; yet, it is unclear whether apprenticeships have been effective among adults with disabilities. Objective: Our objective was to expl…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2026)
Background: Research has identified employment as a social inclusion priority for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and has emphasized person-centered vocational training as a predictor of future employment. The Impact Project is a summer program offered by project p…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2025)
Background: Transitioning to adulthood is a demanding phase for youth and more challenging for youth with disabilities. Many transition interventions have been implemented to support transition preparedness for youth with disabilities. However, it is still unclear how these interventions work under …
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2025)
Background: There is a critical absence of standardized assessment tools necessary for comprehensively evaluating the skills and competencies of adults with autism to establish their employability profile and support them in the development of their socio-professional skills, in pre-employment trans…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2025)
Background: Employment rates of individuals with disabilities are consistently below those without. Keeping students with disabilities on track to earn a regular diploma, and gain career preparation and paid work experiences can improve their outcomes. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), awarded…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2025)
Background: Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges in obtaining employment. Objective: To test the practicality and feasibility of using instructional videos in a community organization involved in vocational rehabilitation and work integration for people with autism. Metho…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2021)
BACKGROUND: Individuals with developmental disabilities experience lower employment, higher underemployment, and higher job switching rates than the general population. OBJECTIVE: The current study investigated: (1) the vocational and support experiences of individuals with developmental disabilitie…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2019)
BACKGROUND: We argue that relevant research must focus on a problem of practice. We demonstrate this approach by developing a new product for practice to help counselors make informed vocational rehabilitation decisions.With only 18.7% of persons with disabilities employed in 2017, an accurate and s…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2017)
BACKGROUND: To address prevailing gaps in employment rates between working-age people with disabilities and those without, vocational rehabilitation professionals can use targeted career development initiatives for their consumers as they progress through school and into the professional world. With…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2017)
BACKGROUND: With recent legislative and funding support from the Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008) and Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (2015), many colleges and universities are expanding to serve a wider range of students, including individuals with intellectual disability (ID). O…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2013)
BACKGROUND: Apprenticeships and traineeships are beneficial vocational pathways for people with disabilities as they include work-based training and provide nationally recognised formal qualifications. While vocational education and training (VET), particularly apprenticeships and traineeships, has …
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2011)
This paper presents an amalgamation of three sequential research projects conducted by EDGE Employment Solutions over the past decade. The first project, commenced in 1999, was a local initiative to increase the number of apprentices and trainees with disability being supported by EDGE. The completi…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2011)
The purpose of the current study was to examine wage differentials based on gender over a six year post-school period and potential moderators of differential outcomes based on gender. The study included data on 521 participants of a statewide school to work program who had wage data within the stat…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2011)
Whilst the literature consistently argues that vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and traineeships, contribute to positive employment outcomes for people with disability, little is documented regarding their post-course outcomes, particularly over time. This paper presents …
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2009)
Transitions from school to work are particularly difficult for students with cognitive disabilities. Job placements in appropriate inclusive community work settings have proven to be possible yet job retention is poor. This article focuses on using customization as a strategy for successful transiti…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2008)
Previous research on the education-to-employment transition for students with disabilities has suggested that participation in school-to-work programs is positively associated with post-high school success. This article utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to ex…
Published:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
(2001)
Many young people entering the workforce are not well prepared to meet the demands of a dynamic work environment. Students with disabilities benefit from work-based learning activities as much as, if not more than, their non-disabled peers. Unfortunately, many school-to-work programs in high school …
