TY - JOUR
T1 - Demographic and Transition Service Predictors of Employment Outcomes for Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income
AU - Hartman, Ellie C.
AU - Jones, Weneaka
AU - Friefeld Kesselmayer, Rachel
AU - Brinck, Emily A.
AU - Trainor, Audrey
AU - Reinhard, Alicia
AU - Fuller, Rita K.
AU - Schlegelmilch, Amanda
AU - Anderson, Catherine A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The contents of this article were developed under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, associated with PROMISE Award H418P140002. Selete Avoke served as the project officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and their federal or state partners. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, or the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred.
Publisher Copyright:
© Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2021.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Racially and ethnically diverse youth with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits were randomly assigned to usual services, including available school and vocational rehabilitation (VR) transition services, or enhanced case management and transition services through the Wisconsin Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) federal demonstration grant. A hierarchical logistic regression analysis demonstrated increased age, being African American, having a psychiatric disability, and transition services predicted higher youth employment rates. However, enhanced PROMISE transition services were no longer significant in the presence of VR services, suggesting the effect of enhanced services was mediated by increasing engagement in VR. Limitations and implications are discussed regarding the relationship between school and state VR transition services and postsecondary competitive integrated employment outcomes.
AB - Racially and ethnically diverse youth with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits were randomly assigned to usual services, including available school and vocational rehabilitation (VR) transition services, or enhanced case management and transition services through the Wisconsin Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) federal demonstration grant. A hierarchical logistic regression analysis demonstrated increased age, being African American, having a psychiatric disability, and transition services predicted higher youth employment rates. However, enhanced PROMISE transition services were no longer significant in the presence of VR services, suggesting the effect of enhanced services was mediated by increasing engagement in VR. Limitations and implications are discussed regarding the relationship between school and state VR transition services and postsecondary competitive integrated employment outcomes.
KW - career development/employment
KW - diversity and cultural issues
KW - high school
KW - postschool outcomes
KW - state or federal systems
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U2 - 10.1177/2165143420984797
DO - 10.1177/2165143420984797
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100538281
SN - 2165-1434
VL - 44
SP - 97
EP - 109
JO - Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
JF - Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
IS - 2
ER -