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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED267228 AUTHOR: Bordieri, James E.
TITLE: Employment Alternatives for Workers with
Disabilities: An International Perspective. Research Report.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1986
NOTE: 39 p.
AVAILABILITY: Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute,
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751 ($5.50).
ABSTRACT: The employment alternatives available to disabled
workers in various countries throughout the world were
compared. Using a six-level model in which level 1
designated no employment and level 6 indicated competitive
employment with no accommodation or shelter, the researchers
examined the following employment practices: competitive
employment (involving quota systems, government grants and
tax credits to employers, and/or government subsidies);
fully integrated employment (including supported employment
and affirmative action); semi-integrated employment; and
segregated employment. The use and relative effectiveness of
each of these strategies both in the United States and
abroad were compared. It was concluded that despite the well
documented failure of sheltered workshops in helping
disabled workers become "job ready," they have been widely
used in the United States as transitional places of
employment. A more effective strategy would be to structure
sheltered workshops to provide permanent employment for
disabled workers so that these workers could be engaged in
meaningful employment, interact with nondisabled co-workers,
earn competitive wages, and receive fringe benefits
equivalent to those in private industry. Significant
national policy changes would be required if competitive and
fully integrated employment for disabled workers were
promoted through a quota-levy system, government grants and
wage subsidies, and supported work programs. Five pages of
references conclude the report. (MN)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Comparative-Analysis;
Delivery-Systems; Educational-Practices; Employment
Opportunities; Federal-Aid; Financial-Support; Foreign
Countries; Global-Approach; Government-Role; Grants-;
Mainstreaming-; Personnel-Integration; Policy-Formation;
Rehabilitation-Counseling; Rehabilitation-Programs; State-of
the-Art-Reviews; Tax-Credits
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Disabilities-; *Employment-Practices;
*Public-Policy; *Sheltered-Workshops; *Vocational
Rehabilitation
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