Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Work. 2024;79(3):1517-1523. doi: 10.3233/WOR-240080.
Adults with intellectual disabilities have high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Despite benefits to employers and employees, some groups may be hesitant to implement inclusive employment programs due to lack of knowledge, absence of well-defined strategies, and limited exposure to successful examples.
To address this gap, the Down Syndrome Program (DSP) in a New England tertiary pediatric hospital established an inclusive employment program that supports and trains young adults with Down syndrome in the development of foundational job skills within a hospital-based clinic.
This case study examines strategies and lessons learned from the employment program's implementation and evolution.
Successful implementation required iterative, tailored approaches to meet diverse needs.
The DSP developed a framework and collection of best practices for other organizations to adopt for successful employment of individuals with disabilities under an inclusive employment model.
成年智障人士的失业率和就业不足率很高。尽管对雇主和员工都有好处，但由于缺乏知识、缺乏明确的策略以及对成功案例的接触有限，一些群体可能对实施包容性就业计划犹豫不决。
为了解决这一差距，新英格兰一家三级儿科医院的唐氏综合征计划 (DSP) 建立了一个包容性就业计划，该计划支持和培训唐氏综合征的年轻成年人在医院诊所内发展基础工作技能。
本案例研究考察了就业计划实施和演变过程中的策略和经验教训。
成功实施需要迭代的、量身定制的方法来满足不同的需求。
DSP 为其他组织制定了一个框架和最佳实践集合，以便在包容性就业模式下成功雇用残疾人。
