The Supported Employment Movement

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Date
2016-10-14
Main contributor
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary
The supported employment movement, an initiative to expand the opportunities for people with disabilities to find work in their own communities through vocational rehabilitation and ongoing job coaching, began spreading across the United States following the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1978.<br/>In this video, Connie Ferrell, Suellen Jackson-Boner, and Patrick Sandy, three administrative pioneers of supported employment in Indiana in the 1980s, discuss some of the triumphs and challenges they faced in the early days of the movement.
Subjects
Employment; Legislation; Government Services; Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC, ISDD, DTC)
Time period
1981-1985
Collection
Indiana Disability History Project
Unit
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Language
English
Terms of Use
Copyright © 2016 The Trustees of Indiana University
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YouTube URL
Notes
"The Supported Employment Movement" YouTube video, 00:08:49, interview compilation 043-mi by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on October 14, 2016, https://youtu.be/iSBAvsXtim4
Other Identifier
Catalog Key: 043-mi

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