Date of Award:
5-2015
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
Department name when degree awarded
Special Education and Rehabilitation
Committee Chair(s)
Robert L. Morgan
Committee
Robert L. Morgan
Committee
Tim Riesen
Committee
Jared Schultz
Abstract
Employment for individuals with significant disabilities can be achieved through customized employment. Unfortunately the employer perspective of customized employment is often overlooked. This study sought to identify employer's feelings about customized employment.
A focus group developed a list of barriers and facilitators to customized employment. The list was turned into a survey that was given to a different group of employers. The results showed that employers were unfamiliar with customized employment and were most concerned with the cost of accommodations. Researchers found that employers considered support from other agencies, financial incentives and increased productivity to be upsides to customized employment.
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Recommended Citation
Adams, Melanie D., "Perceptions of Customized Employment Among Employers: A Survey and Focus Group" (2015). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 4591.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4591
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