NIDRR Funded Field-Initiated Project:

Experimental Test of Demand-Side Job Development in

Iowa and Georgia

Welcome to the Drake University, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) funded field-initiated research project.

This project is administered out of the National Rehabilitation Institute at Drake University. The purpose of this project is to learn how to improve the employment and career development opportunities of people with disabilities.

The abstract gives an overview of the project.

The people involved in the project are from:

• The Rehabilitation Institute at Drake University
• Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Georgia Department of Rehabilitation Services

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Working Documents From the Project

• Consumer Instrument
• Short Version (1999) Consumer Instrument (Quality Placement)
• Employer Instrument
• Demand Side Specialist Competencies
• Research on Placement

Demand Side Training Modules

• Comparison of Demand Side and Traditional Placement Services (a Table outlining differences)
• Models of Placement (an outline of the basic models of placement)
• Disability Statistics (a guide to the basic sources of information on epidemiology)

Results and Data from Project

• White Paper Delivered at NCRE Conference in Vancouver March 1998
• Baseline Consumer Data From Iowa (August 1997)
• Quality Placement Article (Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, (1998) 29(1) 3-7)
• Includes baseline data from consumers in Georgia and Iowa
• Demand-Side Placement Article (in Press Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin)

Rehabilitation Resources on the Internet

• Disability-Specific Resources
• Technology and Accommodation Resources
• JAN
• ADA Resources

Employment Resources on the Internet

• Labor Market Information

Employer Partners

Internet Search Engines