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Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Volume 25, 2015 - Issue 8
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Employing People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of a Start-Up Initiative

Hide YamataniSchool of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Samantha TeixeiraSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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Kathleen McDonoughSchool of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pages 830-842 | Published online: 15 Jun 2015
 
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Abstract

A major city in Pennsylvania initiated the Career Transition Liaison Project, the first of its kind in the region. Based on a mixed method evaluation design, the pilot study findings show that employing youth with disabilities requires certain accommodations and an initial investment in training, but these investments pay off for the employer.

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