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Factors Affecting Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities Who Received Disability Employment Services in Taiwan

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Purpose. One of the most important rehabilitation goals is to return people with disabilities to paid employment. The purposes of this study were (1) to explore employment status and (2) to identify factors that may affect the employment outcomes of people with disabilities who received Disability Employment Services (DES). Methods. A retrospective study was conducted on clients who commenced and closed DES between January 2008 and December 2010 in a metropolitan city in Taiwan, using the files from the National Vocational Rehabilitation Services Documentary System. Results. Sixty-nine percent (1,684 out of 2,452) of the clients in this study were engaged in paid employment after receiving DES. Logistic regression analyses indicated that clients with no psychiatric disability or mild impairment and with useful vocational qualifications, typical work experience, more post-employment services, and less pre-employment services were associated with a higher rate of successful employment outcomes. Conclusion. This study provides empirical evidence of the association between person- and DES-related factors and the employment outcomes of people with disabilities. Future improvements in health, school-to-work transition services, and vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities should place more emphasis on providing work-based work experience, professional vocational training, access to college/professional education, career exploration, effective supported employment services, and other post-employment services.

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  1. The average annual currency exchange rate for the Taiwan Dollar was US$1.00 = NT$31.49 in 2010. [cited 2013 Feb 7]. Available from: http://www.forecast-chart.com/usd-taiwan-dollar.html. The GDP—per capita (PPP) of Taiwan in 2010 is US$ 35,700. [cited 2013 Feb 14]. Available from: http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=tw&v=67.

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This study was supported in part by funding from the Taipei City Disability Employment Fund (grant no. T10005).

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    Yuh Jang & Meng-Hsiu Lin

  2. Department of Social Work, College of Social Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yun-Tung Wang

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Jang, Y., Wang, YT. & Lin, MH. Factors Affecting Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities Who Received Disability Employment Services in Taiwan. J Occup Rehabil 24, 11–21 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-013-9433-1

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