Effect of supported employment on vocational rehabilitation outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A case control study

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 296-310

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Chan, Fong ^b   Ditchman, Nicole ^c   Kang, Hyun Ju ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Propensity score matching; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906097378     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.296     Document Type: Article

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