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Training
and Technical Assistance (1998-2003)
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Employee Retention Assistance (Harvey
Sterns, Ph.D)
Objective
To enable
older workers to maintain employability and to successfully transition to volunteerism
and retirement.
Target Audience
Providers,
state vocational rehabilitation agency personnel, area agencies on aging, state
labor department officials, employment workers
Progress to Date
Provided technical
assistance to service agencies and employers to support the continued employability
of older workers with I/DD. Provided technical assistance on pensioning and
worker benefits based on the national survey findings. Helped adults with I/DD
better understand their vocational identities as they move from middle age to
later life - with this understanding the adults have been able to make lifestyle
decisions on whether to continue to work and under what conditions. Developed
employer technical aid materials useful for human resource departments so they
address the needs of older workers more equitably. Have produced draft manual
on employability for advocates and older workers with I/DD.
associated with:
Continued Employability of Older Adults with Mental
Retardation (R5.1)
Enhancing the Employability of Older Adults with Mental
Retardation (T5.1)