Project Corporate Support (CORPS): A model demonstration project on workplace supports

Article type: Research Article

Authors: West, Michael D. | Targett, Pamela | Steininger, Gail | Anglin, Newton

Affiliations: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P. O. Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284-2011, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 1851; Fax: +1 804 828 2193

Abstract: The competitive employment potential for students with severe disabilities exiting the school system has not achieved the potential that new technologies and legal protections afford. Project CORPS addressed the systemic barriers to post-school employment of students with disabilities through a corporate/employer-driven model of transition to supported employment. Students were assisted with employment through the use of business mentoring and other supportive services provided by the employer, supervisors, and coworkers.

Keywords: employment, disabilities, supported employment, mentoring, transition

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 111-118, 2001