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Employment is an important marker of success for adults, including those with developmental disabilities. High school Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) can include job training and part-time jobs as preparation for postsecondary employment for students in special education. Vocational rehabilitation services, supported by both federal and state funds, can help provide skills and support for employment for these individuals. As recent legislation has encouraged a shift toward funds addressing those students transitioning to the workplace for the first time, new models of training in place have developed to increase the success of adults with disabilities in the workforce.

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  1. Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Health Care Transitions Research Network, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Alice A Kuo

  2. Division of Transition of Care, Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA

    Cory Ellen Nourie

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  1. School of Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, LAKE SUCCESS, New York, USA

    Mariecel Pilapil

  2. Mount Sinai School of Medicine , NEW YORK, New York, USA

    David E. DeLaet

  3. University of California Los Angeles , SANTA MONICA, California, USA

    Alice A. Kuo

  4. Baylor Clinic , HOUSTON, Texas, USA

    Cynthia Peacock

  5. Brigham and Women's Hospital , BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA

    Niraj Sharma

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Kuo, A.A., Nourie, C.E. (2016). Employment. In: Pilapil, M., DeLaet, D., Kuo, A., Peacock, C., Sharma, N. (eds) Care of Adults with Chronic Childhood Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43827-6_28

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