Supported employment benefit-cost analysis: Preliminary findings

Article type: Research Article

Authors: John Kregel, | Paul Wehman, | Grant Revell, | Janet Hill, | Robert Cimera,

Affiliations: Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation and Training Center on Workplace Support, 1314 West Main St., Richmond, VA 23284-2011, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 1851; Fax: +1 804 828 2193 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Transition Research Institute, 113 Children's Research Center, 51 Gerty Dr., Champaign, IL 61801, USA. Tel.: +1 217 333 2325; Fax: +1 217 244 0851

Abstract: Cost efficiency research is reviewed. This literature is followed by discussion on the state variation in the costs of supported employment with an analysis of ``high'' cost vs. ``low'' cost states funding patterns. An examination of the preliminary impact of the Home and Community Based Waiver on costs of supported employment is also provided on a state-by-state basis.

Keywords: supported employment, benefit-cost analyses, competitive employment, program evaluation

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 153-161, 2000