Abstract
Background: Employment rates for Australians with an intellectual disability remain low. Effective evidence-based strategies are required to guide future interventions, to enable people with intellectual disability achieve better employment outcomes. Methods: A literature search of peer-reviewed articles published between 2001 and 2015 was conducted using four electronic databases. Articles were reviewed and sorted according to employment setting and type of support provided. Results: Twenty-two studies were identified. Four studies of open employment examined workplace level strategies and 17 investigated individual level strategies. A single study of supported employment examined individual level change. Results suggested potential strategies that can be utilised to support people with intellectual disability obtain and maintain employment. Conclusions: Existing evidence regarding open employment for people with intellectual disabilities could be enhanced through the conduct of rigorous outcomes-focused studies that attend to specific strategies at both individual and organisation levels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 317-327 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Australia
- Intellectual disability
- open employment
- paid employment
- support
- supported employment