Supported versus sheltered employment: Cumulative costs, hours worked, and wages earned

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cimera, Robert Evert

Affiliations: Educational Foundations and Special Services, Kent State University, 405 White Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672-5796; E-mail: rcimera@kent.edu

Abstract: This paper examined the costs of services received and outcomes obtained by 112 supported and sheltered employees. Overall, sheltered employees received services for longer periods (M = 72.92 months v. 44.91 months) as well as worked more hours per month (M = 65.68 v. 58.95) than supported employees. However, supported employees on average generated fewer cumulative costs (M = $22.406 v. $45.840) and earned more wages per month (M = $390.96 v. $164.79). Supported employees also had lower cost per hour worked (M = $11.15 v. $15.04) and cost per dollar earned (M = $2.01 v. $11.38) ratios.

Keywords: Supported employment, sheltered employment, cost, hours worked, wages earned

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2011-0556

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 85-92, 2011