Anyhow, the pastor identified that they were in the process of transferring all the information onto the computer of their history. He didn’t care how quickly it went, but he needed it done. The other thing was that, when this person was a little girl, unbeknownst to me, she went to that church and the pastor remembered her. She got hired at $10 an hour. She started at 10 hours a week, this was a couple of years ago, and I believe now she’s working 20 hours a week. Summary These initial focus groups with national experts and implementers in customized employment offer information on how discovery can assist individuals with disabilities in identifying jobs of choice. More information is needed on how to negotiate positions with employers once the person has ideas on what he or she wants to do. This preliminary work provides some direction to service providers who are working towards ensuring that individuals with disabilities have choices and options for employment. More work is clearly needed in order to provide information on and define the evidence-based practices of customized employment. Acknowledgements: VCU-RRTC on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities would like to thank the individuals who participated in the customized employment focus groups. We also would like to acknowledge the assistance of Cary Griffin of Griffin-Hammis and Associates, LLC for his assistance with this research. Without the assistance of the participants and Mr. Griffin, this research would not have been possible. Information for this fact sheet was developed by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The authors are Dr. Katherine Inge, Project Director, and Dr. Carolyn Graham, Research Director. Questions on this fact sheet should be directed to Dr. Inge at or 804-828-5956. The VCU-RRTC is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grant #H133B130011. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Requests for accommodations or questions on the VCU-RRTC should be
Anyhow, the pastor identified that they were in the process of transferring all the information onto the computer of their history. He didn’t care how quickly it went, but he needed it done. The other thing was that, when this person was a little girl, unbeknownst to me, she went to that church and the pastor remembered her. She got hired at $10 an hour. She started at 10 hours a week, this was a couple of years ago, and I believe now she’s working 20 hours a week. Summary These initial focus groups with national experts and implementers in customized employment offer information on how discovery can assist individuals with disabilities in identifying jobs of choice. More information is needed on how to negotiate positions with employers once the person has ideas on what he or she wants to do. This preliminary work provides some direction to service providers who are working towards ensuring that individuals with disabilities have choices and options for employment. More work is clearly needed in order to provide information on and define the evidence-based practices of customized employment. Acknowledgements: VCU-RRTC on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities would like to thank the individuals who participated in the customized employment focus groups. We also would like to acknowledge the assistance of Cary Griffin of Griffin-Hammis and Associates, LLC for his assistance with this research. Without the assistance of the participants and Mr. Griffin, this research would not have been possible. Information for this fact sheet was developed by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The authors are Dr. Katherine Inge, Project Director, and Dr. Carolyn Graham, Research Director. Questions on this fact sheet should be directed to Dr. Inge at or 804-828-5956. The VCU-RRTC is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grant #H133B130011. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Requests for accommodations or questions on the VCU-RRTC should be
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