Data Note 88: Summary of Statedata - The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2021
This Data Note summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2021
Alberto Migliore
Alberto Migliore is a Research Associate at the Institute for Community Inclusion. Alberto’s research focuses on supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. His expertise includes descriptive, correlation, and experimental research within the context of implementation science. Earlier in his career he co-founded a social cooperative where he worked as a direct support professional with adults with disabilities.
Email: alberto.migliore@umb.edu
Phone: 617-287-4306
Data Note 85: Comparing VR Services Rate Between Black and White Job Seekers Across the US
Data Note 85 explores differences in receiving VR services between Black and white job seekers.
Data Note 83: The Amercian Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) offers a broad population view of employment outcomes for working-age people with disabilities. Data Note 83 summarizes findings from an analysis of 2021 ACS data on employment rates, weeks worked, and poverty rates of people with and without disabilities across the US.
Data Note 82: Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes of People with Intellectual Disabilities: 2013–2022
This DataNote describes the characteristics, services received, and employment outcomes of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) who exited from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program during fiscal years (FY) 2013 through 2022, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). We compare the findings of adults with ID to the findings of people with other disabilities.
Data Note 78: Ethnic Disparities in Vocational Rehabilitation Access and Employment Outcomes Among Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Data Note 78 explores the employment outcomes of youth with intellectual disabilities of Hispanic ethnicity compared to non-Hispanics.
BRINGING EMPLOYMENT FIRST TO SCALE: Assisting Job Seekers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Employment Consultants
The literature about effective support practices for assisting job seekers with disabilities is extensive. However, employment consultants do not always implement these practices consistently. This suggests that there is a need for articulating these practices into a clearer, more easily communicated support guide. This brief provides a checklist of support activities, organized around five key elements: 1. Building trust; 2. Getting to know the job seeker; 3. Addressing supports planning; 4. Finding tasks/jobs; 5. Providing support after hire.
Date Note 75: The Percentage of People Who Apply to Vocational Rehabilitation and Then Progress to Services Varies Greatly Across States
Progressing to receiving services after applying to vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a key step toward employment. In fiscal year 2020, a total of 33,144 job seekers with intellectual disabilities received VR services across the 50 states and DC. However, the percentage of people who progress to VR services varies greatly across states. This data note explores these differences.
Check out ES-Coach!
Leveraging smartphone technology, ES-Coach is designed to help teams of employment consultants and their managers to visualize employment supports, reflect, set goals, and take action for quality improvement. Sign up or find out more at www.ES-Coach.org
Supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers
This Spotlight on Research shows that on average, employment consultants invest most of their work hours (44%, 3.5 hours/day) in either administrative activities or non-employment related activities, compared to only about 30% (2.4 hours/day) in supports that lead to hiring of job seekers with disabilities.
Data Note 71: Summary of Statedata: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2018
This data note summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2018. Overall, the findings suggest that across data sources, people with IDD experience greater levels of unemployment, underemployment, low wages, and poverty compared to those without disabilities.