National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice: Workforce for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Description

A pair of videos and an accompanying brief outlining the need for a better match between the growing demand for a qualified workforce and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who seek work. A researcher and a self-advocate both provide short presentations.

Details

Date
2016 
Type
Video 
Publisher
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Co-publisher
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Association of University Centers on Disabilities
The Arc of the United States
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)
University of Illinois Chicago

Topics

  • Employment and postsecondary education
    • Employment and workforce development
  • Specific disability
    • Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)