The viability of self-employment for individuals with disabilities in the United States: A synthesis of the empirical-research literature.
The lack of employment opportunities and stable employment for individuals with disabilities continues to pose personal and societal difficulties and challenges. Moreover, research and government statistics have consistently reported that individuals with disabilities have lower employment wages and...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 121 - 135 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=74278358&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 74278358 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10522263 3O2 jtl: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation issn: 10522263 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2012 vid: 36 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 74278358 74278358 74278358 10.3233/jvr-2012-0587 74278358 ppf: 121 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The viability of self-employment for individuals with disabilities in the United States: A synthesis of the empirical-research literature. aug: au: Yamamoto, Scott Unruh, Deanne Bullis, Michael affil: Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA sug: subj: Self Employment Persons with Disabilities Rehabilitation, Vocational Entrepreneurship Professional Practice, Evidence-Based Systematic Review ERIC Database Psycinfo Attitude of Health Personnel ab: The lack of employment opportunities and stable employment for individuals with disabilities continues to pose personal and societal difficulties and challenges. Moreover, research and government statistics have consistently reported that individuals with disabilities have lower employment wages and benefits than individuals without disabilities, as well as limited opportunities for promotion and career advancement. Not surprisingly, individuals with disabilities also experience persistently higher poverty rates. While much is known in the empirical-research literature about individuals with disabilities who work for someone else, much less is known about individuals in self-employment. Some anecdotal information suggests that self-employment may be a way to improve these outcomes. In the present paper, we reviewed, analyzed, and synthesized the findings of empirical-research studies on self-employment of individuals with disabilities in the United States. We found that successful self-employment is defined in financial and non-financial terms and is largely influenced by three factors: individual characteristics, level of supports, and accountability systems. Because of the small number of U.S. research studies on self-employment, however, our conclusions are tentative. Further empirical research is needed, focusing especially on long-term outcomes. Implications for researchers, individuals with disabilities, and other stakeholders are discussed in conclusion. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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