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Employment Opportunities for Rural Residents with Disabilities in Pennsylvania (2018)
September 03, 2018 | Rural People and Communities
In June 2018, Governor Tom Wolf signed the Employment First Act, which requires state, county, and other entities receiving public funds to first consider competitive integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are eligible to work under state law. The research identifies the opportunities for competitive employment for individuals with (IDD); analyzed the barriers for obtaining such employment, with a focus on rural barriers; and identified the strategies other states are using successfully, examining their potential for Pennsylvania. Based on the research results, the researchers offered 9 policy considerations.
Executive Summary
Tags: employment , disabilities
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.