Despite a growing awareness of the need to promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities, little is known about the self-perceived employment opportunities for people with intellectual disa

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Disability, Poverty, and Material Hardship since the Passage of the ADA (2015) · doi

  These findings show that there has been little improvement over the past two decades in the economic well-being of people with disabilities, and additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms that keep even groups that are relatively privileged - college graduates and full-time, full-year workers - at very low levels of economic well-being.

  Keywords: economic well full show there little improvement past decades people disabilities additional needed understand mechanisms
• Employment status transitions among young adults, with and without disability (2014) · doi

  While the low employment rates of young people with disability are well established, little is known about the stability of employment status – that is, the degree to which individuals remain in or move in and out of employment.

  Keywords: employment rates young people disability well established little known stability status degree individuals remain move
• Self-perceived equal opportunities for people with intellectual disability (2004) · doi

  Despite a growing awareness of the need to promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities, little is known about the self-perceived employment opportunities for people with intellectual disability.

  Keywords: opportunities people despite growing awareness need promote equal disabilities little known self perceived employment intellectual