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Vocational Rehabilitation (Vr) Approaches To Job Development, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Vocational Rehabilitation (Vr) Approaches To Job Development, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies provide a range of services to help people with disabilities become employed. How services are delivered, however, depends on several factors including client interests and abilities as well as economic opportunities within the local community. For better or worse, rural and urban clients face vastly different employment landscapes. For instance, USDA Economic Resource Service data indicate that rural people earn lower wages and experience lower employment rates (ERS, 2012). Rural counties also have fewer full-time jobs per capita, particularly in skilled labor sectors (ERS, 2012; Parker, 2003). Urban areas have higher employment rates in professional and …
Institute Research And Public Policy On Disability, H. Allan Hunt
Institute Research And Public Policy On Disability, H. Allan Hunt
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Washington Pension System Review, H. Allan Hunt
The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy
The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Ensuring Health And Income Security For An Aging Workforce, Peter Budetti, Richard V. Burkhauser, Janice M. Gregory, H. Allan Hunt
Ensuring Health And Income Security For An Aging Workforce, Peter Budetti, Richard V. Burkhauser, Janice M. Gregory, H. Allan Hunt
H. Allan Hunt
The chapters explore implications of an aging workforce for a number of social programs in the coming decades, and point to the critical policy issues we must face when growing numbers of older workers begin to strain the capacity of those programs.
The Third Way: Prevention And Compensation Of Work Injury In Victoria, Australia, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Alan Clayton, Ralph Mcginn, Robert W. Klein, Terrance J. Bogyo
The Third Way: Prevention And Compensation Of Work Injury In Victoria, Australia, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Alan Clayton, Ralph Mcginn, Robert W. Klein, Terrance J. Bogyo
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
The Des Analysis/Evaluation Plan: Task 4, Report 8, H. Allan Hunt, Kelly Derango, Richard V. Burkhauser, J. S. Butler
The Des Analysis/Evaluation Plan: Task 4, Report 8, H. Allan Hunt, Kelly Derango, Richard V. Burkhauser, J. S. Butler
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully
Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume I, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Terrance J. Bogyo, Alan Clayton, Robert W. Klein, Ralph W. Mcginn
Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume I, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Terrance J. Bogyo, Alan Clayton, Robert W. Klein, Ralph W. Mcginn
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt
Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy
Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume Ii, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Alan Clayton, Ralph W. Mcginn
Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume Ii, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Alan Clayton, Ralph W. Mcginn
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Vocational Rehabilitation: Policy And Practice At The Wcb Of British Columbia: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt, Michael J. Leahy
Vocational Rehabilitation: Policy And Practice At The Wcb Of British Columbia: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt, Michael J. Leahy
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
The Evolution Of Disability Management In North American Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt
The Evolution Of Disability Management In North American Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Why Not The Best? Service Delivery Core Review Report, H. Allan Hunt
Why Not The Best? Service Delivery Core Review Report, H. Allan Hunt
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Workers' Compensation Insurance In North America: Lessons For Victoria?, H. Allan Hunt, Robert W. Klein
Workers' Compensation Insurance In North America: Lessons For Victoria?, H. Allan Hunt, Robert W. Klein
H. Allan Hunt
No abstract provided.
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery Using Telecommunication, Rebecca Goe, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery Using Telecommunication, Rebecca Goe, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Employment
Telecommunication offers a low cost solution to increasing client and counselor contact during the vocational rehabilitation (VR) process, particularly for clients at a distance from the VR office. Despite the advantage telecommunication provides, however, counselors report using email with fewer rural as compared to urban clients (Ipsen, Rigles, Arnold, & Seekins, 2012). In part, this may relate to counselor perceptions that rural clients have less Internet access than their urban counterparts (Ipsen et al., 2012). This disparity may be diminishing, however. Government incentives and public access in libraries and community centers are improving telecommunication infrastructure across the country, especially in …
Vocational Rehabilitation (Vr) Outreach To Rural Businesses, Rebecca Goe, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Vocational Rehabilitation (Vr) Outreach To Rural Businesses, Rebecca Goe, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Employment
In the 1990s, new regulations within the Americans with Disabilitites Act (ADA) and concern over the changing labor market led rehabilitation experts to advocate for greater attention to employer needs within the job development process. (Gillbride & Stensrud, 1992). The resulting model is often called the dual customer approach becuase it positions both employers and people with disabilities as vocational rehabilitation (VR) customers. The goals of the dual customer approach were discribed in the 32nd Institute of Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) outlining the steps for developing a national VR business network (Anderson et al., 2006). These steps included delivering expertise and …
Essays On Effects Of Illness And Supplemental Security Income On Employment, Sarmistha Pal
Essays On Effects Of Illness And Supplemental Security Income On Employment, Sarmistha Pal
All Dissertations
The first and second chapters examine the disincentive effects of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program's generosity on the employment decisions of prime age blind and/or deaf individuals. Using an individual-level model with state and time-fixed effects and the Difference-in-Difference method, I find only small impacts of an increase in monthly SSI benefits. Grouping all blind and deaf individuals together, the estimated impact of a $100 increase in monthly maximum SSI benefits (about a 17% increase) is only a 0.4 percentage point reduction in labor force participation. The estimated effects from separate analysis by demographic groups, however, suggest larger reductions …
Contracted Job Development In Rural Communities: Vr Agency Perspectives, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Contracted Job Development In Rural Communities: Vr Agency Perspectives, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Employment
Legislation guiding VR service delivery provides flexibility regarding how services are organized and implemented. As a result, state VR agencies provide services in the context on their own resource parameters (e.g. budget and agency size) and geography. This natural variation allows for a variety of service delivery models to emerge, each with associated benefits and drawback. To date, however, there is little comparative evidence for evaluating rural service delivery practices. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted 82 qualitative interviews with VR informants from 48 state VR agencies including 17 general agencies, 12 blind/low vision agencies, and 19 combined agencies. …
Transportation: A Barrier To Successful Employment Outcomes Among Rural Vr Clients, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Transportation: A Barrier To Successful Employment Outcomes Among Rural Vr Clients, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Employment
In testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Billy Altom, Executive Director of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) stated, "the lack of available, affordable, and accessible transportation is one of the most significant and persistent problems faced by people with disabilities...This is especially true in rural America." Lack of transportation translates into barriers in employment, health care access, and community participation among rural people with disabilities (Iezzoni, Killeen, & O'Day, 2006; Crudden, Sansing, & Butler, 2005). Recently, this was confirmed by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency research participants, representing 48 VR agencies in 37 …