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The Lewin Group, Inc. (2001). Research on employment supports for people with disabilities: Summary of the focus group findings. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP).
Abstract
This report summarizes findings from focus groups conducted in three states for a study on employment supports for people with disabilities. The 284 participants, all of whom had significant disabilities and were competitively employed, addressed the events and factors affecting their employment decisions, the relative importance of specific factors, and the reasons for successful and unsuccessful employment attempts.
Access to health care was a primary concern in both obtaining and maintaining employment. Other important factors included VR funding for computers, assistive technology, and training and education; workplace accommodations and supportive supervisors; and personal motivation to succeed. Personal assistance services was less frequently mentioned as a major support, but PAS users credited their assistants with helping them on the job and providing in-home services that enabled them to work.
Other factors identified as important to successful work efforts included non-institutional housing options, reliable transportation; Plans to Achieve Self-Support (PASS); and supports from family and friends, including informal in-home PAS and help with transportation.
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This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0011 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and The Lewin Group. For additional information about the study, you may visit the DALTCP home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm or contact the ASPE Project Officer, Andreas Frank, at HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201. His e-mail address is: Andreas.Frank@hhs.gov.
The opinions contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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