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Full-Text Articles in Labor and Employment Law
Policy Brief: The Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program And Established Under The Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act Of 1999, Robert Silverstein
Policy Brief: The Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program And Established Under The Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act Of 1999, Robert Silverstein
Policy Briefs Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
A description of the major provisions in Title I of the Act, which created the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
Tools For Inclusion: One-Stop Centers: A Guide For Job Seekers With Disabilities, Sheila Fesko, David Hoff, Melanie Jordan
Tools For Inclusion: One-Stop Centers: A Guide For Job Seekers With Disabilities, Sheila Fesko, David Hoff, Melanie Jordan
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
General information about the One-Stop system and answers to specific questions individuals with disabilities may have about One-Stop services.
Tools For Inclusion: Helpful Hints: How To Fill Out A Winning Pass Application, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Steven Graham
Tools For Inclusion: Helpful Hints: How To Fill Out A Winning Pass Application, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Steven Graham
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief uses the story of one career woman to illustrate how to apply for and use a PASS (Plan for Achieving Self Support), a Social Security program that allows people receiving SSI to maintain benefits as they start working.
Tools For Inclusion: Understanding The Ssi Work Incentives, John Butterworth
Tools For Inclusion: Understanding The Ssi Work Incentives, John Butterworth
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Information about Social Security Administration programs that can help people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to retain benefits that can support and ensure long-term employment.
Research To Practice: Working It Out: Workplace Experiences Of Individuals With Hiv And Individuals With Cancer, Sheila Fesko
Research To Practice: Working It Out: Workplace Experiences Of Individuals With Hiv And Individuals With Cancer, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief describes the experiences of individuals with these illnesses, underlines similarities and differences between the two groups, and provides strategies for disclosure, support, and personal advocacy in the workplace.
Policy Brief: Provisions In The Workforce Investment Act Describing The Interplay Between Workforce Investment Systems And Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Robert Silverstein
Policy Brief: Provisions In The Workforce Investment Act Describing The Interplay Between Workforce Investment Systems And Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Robert Silverstein
Policy Briefs Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief identifies the sections in Title I of the Workforce Investment Act that specifically reference the state VR program, individuals with disabilities, and organizations representing individuals with disabilities.
Institute Brief: Quality Employment Services: Will You Know It When You See It?, David Hoff
Institute Brief: Quality Employment Services: Will You Know It When You See It?, David Hoff
The Institute Brief Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Guidelines and steps for people with disabilities to evaluate agencies in order to receive services that best meet their individual needs.
Research To Practice: The Successes And Struggles Of Closing A Facility-Based Employment Service, John Butterworth, Sheila Fesko
Research To Practice: The Successes And Struggles Of Closing A Facility-Based Employment Service, John Butterworth, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
A brief overview of findings from the Conversion to Integrated Employment monographs.
Research To Practice: Employing People With Disabilities: Small Business Concerns And Recommendations, Oce Harrison
Research To Practice: Employing People With Disabilities: Small Business Concerns And Recommendations, Oce Harrison
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Survey results from Massachusetts small businesses regarding hiring and employing people with disabilities.
Tools For Inclusion: Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) Title 1: Employment, Joe Marrone
Tools For Inclusion: Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) Title 1: Employment, Joe Marrone
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Brief overview of the concepts and scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act, plus resource lists.
Tools For Inclusion: The Americans With Disabilities Act: General Overview, Karen Zimbrich
Tools For Inclusion: The Americans With Disabilities Act: General Overview, Karen Zimbrich
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Brief overview of the concepts and scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act, plus resource lists.
Research To Practice: Grant Development And Decision-Making: Comparison Of Funding Agencies And Community-Based Minority Organizations, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Research To Practice: Grant Development And Decision-Making: Comparison Of Funding Agencies And Community-Based Minority Organizations, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This report compares the perspectives of government funding agencies and community-based minority organizations on grant development and decision-making, and gives recommendations on how these groups can work together effectively to fund disability programs.
Research To Practice: Disability Organizations' Perspectives On The Needs Of Youth With Disabilities Who Are Runaway Or Homeless, David Temelini, Sheila Fesko
Research To Practice: Disability Organizations' Perspectives On The Needs Of Youth With Disabilities Who Are Runaway Or Homeless, David Temelini, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Findings from a national survey of state-level disability organizations on issues regarding runaway or homeless youth who have disabilities.
Research To Practice: Multiple Perspectives On Implementing The Rehabilitation Act Amendments Of 1992, Jean Whitney-Thomas
Research To Practice: Multiple Perspectives On Implementing The Rehabilitation Act Amendments Of 1992, Jean Whitney-Thomas
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This summary of a qualitative study reports the results of focus groups with administrators and counselors in Massachusetts's vocational rehabilitation agency. The findings highlight differences in perspectives on how the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments have been implemented.
Preliminary Report On A Comparative Analysis Of The Underlying Dimensions Of Unemployment Among Blacks, Hispanics, And Whites In Boston, Jeremiah Cotton
Preliminary Report On A Comparative Analysis Of The Underlying Dimensions Of Unemployment Among Blacks, Hispanics, And Whites In Boston, Jeremiah Cotton
William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications
There are four major objectives of this research. The first objective is to determine whether and to what extent differences in unemployment rates in Boston among black, Hispanic, and white workers are due to the following: (1) the differences in the percentage of individuals in each group who experience a spell of unemployment at one time or another during the year, that is the incidence of unemployment; or (2) the differences in the average number of spells of unemployment during the year, that is the frequency of unemployment; or (3) the differences in the average length of time a spell …
Youth Employment And Unemployment: Outreach Initiatives In Massachusetts And The City Of Boston, James Jennings, William J. Stracqualursi, Zaki A. Sakin
Youth Employment And Unemployment: Outreach Initiatives In Massachusetts And The City Of Boston, James Jennings, William J. Stracqualursi, Zaki A. Sakin
William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications
An effort is made here to identify trends in the labor market participation of teenagers, especially in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the City of Boston; to specify unemployment trends in terms of the racial identification of teenagers or youth, with a special focus on the 14-19 year old cohort; to describe the types of jobs held by teenagers and make an assessment of the long-term implications of types of employment for future employability; to specify the most frequently identified issues* delineated when attempting to address the problem of youth unemployment; to permit young employed people to speak about …