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Sheltered Employment, Sheltered Lives: Family Perspectives of Conversion to Community-Based Employment

Center:

VT-Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2012

Contact Information:

Bryan Dague
[email protected]
802-656-1345

Product Description:

This article examines selected aspects one agencyÂs conversion from a sheltered workshop facility to one providing community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Established in 1967 by parents as an alternative to institutionalization, this agency had remained entrenched in the sheltered workshop model for 35 years. A qualitative research design including interviews, participant observation, and archival review was used to explore the familiesÂ perspectives and how they navigated the conversion process.

Keyword(s):

Sheltered workshop conversion, community employment, vocational rehabilitation

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals submitted

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers

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