Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

SEDL's Disability Research to Practice Program is happy to welcome you to this new web site focusing on issues and strategies for improving employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. This website will feature work and resources developed by the Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Vocational Rehabilitation and Autism Spectrum Disorders) project that began in October 2008. The project is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Autism Spectrum Disorders project proposes to address a dual challenge—the increasing numbers of Americans diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, and the extremely low employment rates among persons with disabilities. Through its research activities, the project aims to generate new knowledge and provide information concerning what works in accessing and maintaining employment placements for people with autism. Through its dissemination activities, the project will support a variety of methods to share information through this web site, webcasts, best practice profiles, user-friendly summaries, electronic newsletters, and reports of research.

We encourage you to share your thoughts with us about the web site and its content.