Community-based work programs for transition-age students with disabilities show mixed effects on employment outcomes¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Community-based work programs had mixed effects on employment for students with disabilities making post-high school transitions. → R. Brian Cobb 2013

Evidence¶

R. Brian Cobb 2013¶

R. Brian Cobb, Stephen Lipscomb, Jennifer Wolgemuth, Theresa Schulte, Abigail Veliquette, Morgen Alwell, Keriu Batchelder, Robert Bernard, Paul Hernandez, Helen Holmquist-Johnson, Rebecca Orsi, Laura Sample McMeeking, Jun Wang, Andrea Welnberg. (2013). Improving Post-High School Outcomes for Transition-Age Students with Disabilities: An Evidence Review. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/improving-posthigh-school-outcomes-for-transitionage-students-with-disabilities-an-evidence-review

q2 · i? · review · r?

The review's summary of its WWC-standards synthesis states that community-based work programs had "mixed effects on employment" for transition-age students with disabilities; no effect sizes or study counts are printed on the page.

"Community-based work programs had mixed effects on employment and potentially positive effects on postsecondary education."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Way2Work Maryland did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Community-based work programs show potentially positive effects on postsecondary education outcomes for students with disabilities — related
• Control group members had ready access to transition-related services, and Way2Work services may have substituted for existing services — related