Business as the Social Engine of America: Enhancing the Employment
Success of Young Adults with Significant Disabilities through Supported
and Customized Employment

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Paul Wehman, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Counseling, Director, RehabilitationResearch and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University.There are hundreds of thousands of individuals with significant disabilities who remain unemployed in thiscountry. This is a massive waste of a valuable human resource. Businesses of all sizes and industries haveindicated their interest in hiring persons with...

The Helen Keller Dilemma: Workplace Discrimination in Vision and Hearing Loss in America

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Brian McMahon, PhD, is Founder of the National Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ADA Research Project (NEARP) and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Phillip Rumrill, PhD, is Professor and Director of Research and Training at the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute.              Since 2003, Brian McMahon and Phillip Rumrill led this national research collaborative...

Job Accommodation Network (JAN): Your Resource in Challenging Environments

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DJ Hendricks, EdD, is the Director of the Center for Disability Inclusion at West Virginia University. Dr. Hendricks began her work at West Virginia University in 1979 and has worked on the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) project since its inception in 1983.         During times of economic stress, leveraging all available resources is vital. JAN...