Transition of Persons with Developmental Disability from Extended Sheltered Employment to Competitive Employment.

Goldberg, Richard T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ421406

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Transition of Persons with Developmental Disability from Extended Sheltered Employment to Competitive Employment.

Goldberg, Richard T.; And Others

Mental Retardation, v28 n5 p299-304 Oct 1990

Twenty-four adults with mental retardation were assigned to a supported work program and were compared with 25 control subjects receiving conventional workshop services. Clients assigned to supportive work did significantly better in the competitive labor market than did clients in extended sheltered employment. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Sheltered Workshops, Supported Employment, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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