Research on Vocational Rehabilitation Policies and Programs in Arizona
        
     
    
        
    
    
        Project Description:
        In April 2022 the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (ADDPC) issued a request for proposal to identify barriers to integrated employment for transition age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Arizona who receive services from the state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency. The Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston responded to and was awarded this project in October 2022.
     
    
        Keyword(s):
        Arizona,  vocational rehabilitation,  transition,  employment,  IDD
     
    
        Core Function(s):
        Performing Research or Evaluation
     
    
        Area of Emphasis
        Employment-Related Activities
     
    
        Target Audience:
        Professionals and Para-Professionals, Legislators/Policy Makers
     
    
        Unserved or Under-served Populations:
        Disadvantaged Circumstances
     
    
        Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
        State
     
    
    
        COVID-19 Related Data:
        
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