Work expectations of adults with developmental disabilities

IF 0.9 Q4 REHABILITATION

Alter-European Journal of Disability Research Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.alter.2020.06.010

David J. Whitney , Christopher R. Warren , Jenni Smith , Milady Arenales , Stephanie Meyers , Melissa Devaney , LeeAnn Christian

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Abstract

Employment is central to an individual's well-being. Work-related expectations of individuals with developmental disabilities were compared with those of service coordinators. Variables included the type of work expected, expected number of work hours, employment-related concerns, desired workplace supports, and influence that both the severity of a disability and service coordinator's work experience have on work expectations. Data were collected from 46 individuals with developmental disabilities through interviews and from 46 coordinators through an online survey. Results indicated positive work expectations overall. The most common work expected was service and trade work. Competitive employment was expected more frequently than sheltered workshops. While work expectations of service coordinators and those individuals with mild developmental disabilities were closely aligned, a greater distinction in work expectations existed between coordinators and individuals with moderate or severe developmental disabilities. These results have important implications for assisting job placement for adults with developmental disabilities.

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有发育障碍的成年人的工作期望

就业对个人的幸福至关重要。将发育障碍个体的工作期望与服务协调员的工作期望进行比较。变量包括期望的工作类型、期望的工作时数、与就业有关的问题、期望的工作场所支持，以及残疾的严重程度和服务协调员的工作经验对工作期望的影响。通过访谈收集了46名发育障碍患者的数据，并通过在线调查收集了46名协调员的数据。结果表明，总体上对工作的期望是积极的。最常见的期望工作是服务和贸易工作。预期竞争性就业比庇护工场更为频繁。虽然服务协调员的工作期望与轻度发育障碍个体的工作期望密切相关，但协调员与中度或重度发育障碍个体的工作期望存在较大差异。这些结果对于帮助有发育障碍的成年人就业具有重要意义。

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期刊介绍： ALTER is a peer-reviewed European journal which looks at disability and its variations. It is aimed at everyone who is involved or interested in this field. ALTER is an emblematic Latin word for all forms of difference, leaving open the question of their nature and expression. An inter-disciplinary journal First and foremost, interdisciplinarity means remaining open to all human and social sciences: sociology, anthropology, psychology, psychoanalysis, history, demography, epidemiology, economics, law, etc. It also means a connection between the different forms of knowledge - academic and fundamental - applied and relating to the experience of disability.