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Issue title: Proceedings of the 26th Annual APSE National Conference 1-3 July 2014, Long Beach, California, USA
Article type: Other
Authors: Nord, Dereka; * | Timmons, Joea | Lavin, Donb
Affiliations: [a] Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA | [b] The Arc Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Derek Nord, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 214C Pattee Hal, l, 150 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Tel.: +1 612 624 0385; Fax: +1 612 624 9344; [email protected]
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Employment outcomes for people with disabilities continue to be significantly worse than those without disabilities. Government-based employment services and supports continue to face major challenges in reaching the full population of people with disabilities and the outcomes have not shown notable positive changes in last decade. OBJECTIVE: This article discusses a potential solution to this problem, to increase the support infrastructure by exploiting the abundance of local communities. CONCLUSION: Community development to solve local unemployment for all people, including people with disabilities, is necessary to increase economic opportunities and lead to more sustainable efforts to improve employment outcomes. Capacity building through neighborhood networks that include faith-based organizations, business associations, advocacy groups, job clubs, and other community groups can be a low cost but effective way to connect people with jobs outside of the traditional disability system.
Keywords: Community development, employment, capacity building, non-traditional services
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-150745
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 241-245, 2015
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