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Quality of life of workers with an intellectual disability in supported employment
- Authors:
- VERDUGO M.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), December 2006, pp.309-316.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigate what characteristics of supported employment increase quality of life and whether quality of life is higher in supported employment workers or the sheltered ones in Spain. Typicalness, the degree to which the characteristics of a job are the same as those of co-workers without a disability in the same company, was considered as one of the supported employment characteristics in the analysis. Two groups were put together to obtain the data using two questionnaires that were administered by trained professionals. Correlational analysis of the data and manova were also employed. No differences were found between the two groups regarding quality of life but results indicate that in supported employment, high levels of typicalness are associated with a higher quality of life and that the handling of certain characteristics of support and the job, for example the hours of direct external support, are related to the enhancement of quality of life of the workers. Workers in supported employment show the same quality of life as those in sheltered employment centers. In Spain, the greater the typicalness of the employment, the higher the quality of life. The implications of this for the amount of direct external support for workers with disability is that such support should be used only when absolutely necessary – the minimum support necessary to encourage development.
Work integration of people with disabilities in the regular labour market: what can we do to improve these processes?
- Authors:
- VILA Montserrat, PALLISERA Maria, FULLANA Judit
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 32(1), March 2007, pp.10-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this Spanish research thematic content analysis techniques, using semi-structured group interviews, were used to identify analyse how different factors related to family, work and training, interact to influence work integration of people with disabilities by means of supported employment. Thirty-two professionals from 17 agencies provided information regarding the role of the family, training, workplace monitoring, the work setting, and personal resources of the worker. The results indicated that family, training (prior to and during the integration service), monitoring of the worker in the workplace, and work setting were relevant and contributing aspects of the process of work integration. A real and effective commitment on the part of the government is required to regulate and provide resources to create supported employment services and to allow these services to plan their own interventions, keeping in mind the relevance of and relationship between aspects such as family, training, workplace monitoring, the work setting and personal resources of the worker.
Understanding quality of working life of workers with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- FLORES Noelia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(2), March 2011, pp.133-141.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Previous studies have shown that individuals with intellectual disabilities can be successful at work. Benefits for the individual include an increased social status, social integration and improved social networking. This paper investigated the perceived quality of working life for those with intellectual disabilities, and examined participants’ perceptions in relation to perceived job demands and resources and their impact on job satisfaction. Five hundred and seven workers with intellectual disabilities, employed in either sheltered workshops or supported employment in Spain, completed questionnaires on the quality of working life. Findings indicated that perceived low job demands and elevated social support from co-workers and supervisors improved the quality of working life. The authors concluded that the study confirmed the impact of job demands and available resources on satisfaction with employment for workers with intellectual disabilities partaking in supported employment.