Examines how community colleges can better support the education and training needs of older students with disabilities.
How are Community Colleges Serving the Needs of Older Students with Disabilities?
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Working for Adults: State Policies and Community College Practices to Better Serve Adult Learners at Community Colleges During the Great Recession and Beyond
Synthesizes knowledge about how community colleges serve adults.
State of Workforce Diversity 2013 Proceedings
Proceedings from 2013 diversity forum.
No Man’s Land
Explores the struggles and challenges of older workers in today’s economy.
Aging Workforce: The Role of Medical Professionals in Helping Older Workers and Workers with Disabilities to Stay at Work or Return to Work and Remain Employed
Reviews highlights of a September 2012 symposium.
Aging Workforce: Challenges for the Health Care Industry Workforce
Identifies promising strategies from the January 2012 symposium.
Opportunities for Change: The Role of Medical Professionals in Encouraging Older Workers and People with Disabilities to Stay At or Return to Work
Explores the role of medical professionals in helping older workers and workers with disabilities.
Unfulfilled Expectations of Recent College and High School Graduates in the United States
Presentation about recent graduates.
Changing Realities at Work Require Reforms in U.S. Workforce Policies
Explores the changing realities of work in America.
Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait of America in the Great-Recession Era
Explores Americans’ experiences during and after the Great Recession.
Evaluation of Disability Benefits 101 Information Services
Details findings from a process evaluation by JBS International, Inc. of Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) Information Services programs in California, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and Arizona.
DiscoverAbility NJ – New Jersey’s Strategic Plan to Create a Comprehensive Employment System for People with Disabilities: Final Public Progress Report
Describes key activities of the DiscoverAbility NJ project.
Job Developer Types, Placement Practices, and Outcomes
This technical report seeks to validate the Employment Providers’ Attitudes and Beliefs Scale and confirm the job developer types.
Community College Strategies to Serve Adults in Transition: Dislocated Workers, Older Job Seekers, and Job Seekers with Disabilities
Webinar about serving adults in transition.
Get Moving: Careers in Public Transportation (Brochure)
Brochure about careers in public transportation.
Get Moving – Public Transportation Occupations: Vehicle Maintenance
Examines vehicle maintenance occupations in the public transportation industry.
Get Moving – Public Transportation Occupations: Central Services and Administration
Examines central services and administration occupations in the public transportation industry.
Get Moving – Public Transportation Occupations: Vehicle Operations
Examines vehicle operations occupations in the public transportation industry.
Get Moving: Public Transportation Occupational Guidebook
Provides a broad overview of work in the public transportation industry.
Examples of Promising Current Community College Initiatives to Serve Older and Dislocated Workers
A brief highlighting community colleges’ efforts to assist older adults.