WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Supported employment: An imperative strategy for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities into competitive employment in South Africa
Background: Within low-income contexts, persons with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are primarily placed within protective workshops, which often fail to successfully transition its members into competitive employment. Supported Employment (SE) has not been fully integrated within Protective Workshops (PW). Objectives: This paper reports on research that investigated the barriers and challenges PWID, their carers, and vocational service providers within PW encounter when attempting to transition from PW into comp …