Resources: Plain Language Summaries

  Title Topic Year  Formats
Details Building a Supported Employment Fidelity Scale. (2026). Supported Employment 2026  
Details What Does High-Quality Supported Employment Look Like?. (2026). Supported Employment 2026  
Details The Effects of a Parent-to-Parent Mentorship Intervention on the Employment Outcomes of Adults with Autism and/or Intellectual Disability. (2026). Parents 2026  
Details Recent College Graduates with Disabilities: Higher Education Experiences and Transition to Employment. (2026). Transition to Work 2026  
Details Predictors Associated With Paid Employment Status of Community and Technical College Students With Intellectual Disability. (2026). Transition to Work 2026  
Details Complex Employment Journeys: Case Studies of Four Families of Adults with Intellectual Disability. (2026). Recruiting and Hiring People with Disabilities 2026  
Details Employment outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities in postsecondary education programs: A scoping review. (2022). Vocational Rehabilitation 2022  
Details The impact of competitive integrated employment on economic, psychological, and physical health outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (2022). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2022  
Details Partners in Employment: Building Strong Coalitions to Facilitate Systems Change for Youth and Young Adults. (2021). Employer Partnerships 2021  
Details Making the Cut When Applying for Jobs Online. (2021). Accommodations 2021  
Details Impact of COVID-19: Considerations for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities across Major Life Domains. (2021). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2021  
Details Effects of Post-secondary Education on Employment Outcomes and Earnings of Young Adults with Traumatic Brain Injuries. (2021). Employment Research 2021  
Details Evaluating the Effect of Work Incentives Benefits Counseling on Employment Outcomes of Transition-Age Young Adult Supplemental Security Income Recipients with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Control Study. (2020). Benefits Counseling 2020  
Details The Resiliency of Employees with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Shutdown: A Retrospective Review of Employment Files. (2020). Employment Research 2020  
Details Scoping Review of Cost Analyses of Employment Services for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (2020). Vocational Rehabilitation 2020  
Details Competitive Integrated Employment for Youth and Adults with Autism: Findings from a Scoping Review. (2020). Supported Employment 2020  
Details Inclusion of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Postsecondary Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review. (2020). Recruiting and Hiring People with Disabilities 2020  
Details Stress and Resilience for Parents of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Review of Key Factors and Recommendations for Practitioners. (2020). Parents 2020  
Details Investigating Understandings of Employment Practices for Persons with Disabilities. (2020). Employment Research 2020  
Details Pre-Employment Transition Services for Students with Disabilities. (2020). Transition 2020  
Details Defining Customized Employment as an Evidence-Based Practice: The Results of a Focus Group Study. (2020). Customized Employment 2020  
Details Family Views on Integrated Employment. (2020). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2020  
Details Evaluating the Differential Impact of Interventions to Promote Self-Determination and Goal Attainment for Transition-Age Youth with Intellectual Disability. (2020). Self-Determination 2020  
Details Toward Competitive Employment for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What Progress Have We Made and Where Do We Need to Go. (2020). Supported Employment 2020  
Details Customized Employment Through the Eyes of Employers. (2020). Customized Employment 2020  
Details The Impact of Employment Goals and Settings on People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (2020). Vocational Rehabilitation 2020  
Details Post-Secondary Apprenticeships for Youth: Follow-up Case Studies. (2019). Collaboration with State and Local Agencies 2019  
Details The Power of the Employment Specialist: Skills that Impact Outcomes. (2019). Supported Employment 2019  
Details Perspectives of Employers about Hiring Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evaluating a cohort of employers engaged in a job-readiness initiative. (2019). Recruiting and Hiring People with Disabilities 2019  
Details Barriers in Accommodation Process among Individuals with Visual Impairments. (2019). Accommodations 2019  
Details Employers’ perspectives of including young people with disabilities in the workforce, disability disclosure and providing accommodations. (2019). Accommodations 2019  
Details Predictors of Employer Attitudes Toward Blind Employees, Revisited. (2019). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2019  
Details Conversations on Conversions: Family Perspectives on Pathways to Integrated Employment for Individuals with Severe Disabilities. (2019). Employment Research 2019  
Details Evaluating the Differential Impact of Interventions to Promote Self-Determination and Goal Attainment for Transition-Age Youth with Intellectual Disabilities. (2019). Self-Determination 2019  
Details Why Should Employers be Interested in Hiring People with Mental Illness? A Review for Occupational Therapists. (2019). Discrimination 2019  
Details Factors Associated with Employer Hiring Decisions Regarding People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. (2019). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2019  
Details Barriers and Facilitators to Employment as Reported by People with Physical Disabilities: An Across Disablity Type Analysis. (2019). Barriers & Facilitators to Employment 2019  
Details Employer Views of Customized Employment: A Focus Group Analysis. (2019). Customized Employment 2019  
Details Toward Competitive Employment for Persons with Intellectual and Development Disabilities: What Progress Have We Made and Where Do We Need to Go. (2018). Employment Research 2018  
Details Partners in Employment: Building Strong Coalitions to Facilitate Systems Change for Youth and Young Adults. (2018). Employer Partnerships 2018  
Details Employment Goals and Settings: Effects of Individual and Systemic Factors. (2018). Employment Research 2018  
Details Making the Cut When Applying for Jobs Online. (2018). Accommodations 2018  
Details Disclosing Disability in the Employment Setting: Perspectives from Workers with Multiple Sclerosis. (2018). Multiple Sclerosis 2018  
Details Defining Customized Employment as an Evidence-Based Practice: The Results of a Focus Group Study. (2018). Customized Employment 2018  
Details Vocational Rehabilitation and Business Relations: Preliminary Indicators of State VR Agency Capacity. (2018). Vocational Rehabilitation 2018  
Details Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Achieving Long-Term Employment Success: A Retrospective Review of Employment Retention and Intervention. (2018). Job Retention 2018