Partners in progress: An employment programme for persons with disabilities
Tóm tắt
This paper describes a new community-based training and employment program for people with disabilities that offers full time training in integrated settings with minimum wage paid throughout, and results in competitive employment success rates of 85% to 90%. Program operation and outcomes during the first year are discussed.
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