Entrepreneurship as an employment option for people with disabilities: Adding information to your job development toolkit1.
BACKGROUND: Traditional job development for people with disabilities involves placement of individuals into currently open community-based positions or customized positions in the community. OBJECTIVE: When an individual expresses the desire to be self-employed and grow their own business, job devel...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 285 - 289 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Traditional job development for people with disabilities involves placement of individuals into currently open community-based positions or customized positions in the community. OBJECTIVE: When an individual expresses the desire to be self-employed and grow their own business, job developers are unaware of the opportunities available to assist in the process. Entrepreneurship or self-employment has been achieved by many notorious businessmen throughout time. These businessmen all have a disability in which they have learned to embrace their strengths and receive assistance for their weaknesses. CONCLUSIONS: Lessons can be learned from the top businessmen to assist job developers in developing self-employment and entrepreneurship for their individuals to build a better job development toolbox. |
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