A Rapid Review of Self-Employment Literature: Implications for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Document Type
Fact Sheet
Publisher
University of Montana Rural Institute
Publication Date
9-1-2014
Disciplines
Economics | Labor Economics | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Business ownership is an important employment option for people with disabilities, particularly those living in rural areas with few employment opportunities (Arnold, Ravesloot, & Seekins, 1995; Arnold & Seekins, 1994). Researchers at RTC:Rural began conducting research on the use of self-employment by VR agencies in 1990. Since then RTC:Rural researchers have: developed model self-employment policies and procedures for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies (Arnold & Ipsen, 2005); developed self-employment training for VR counselors in both in-person and web-based formats (Arnold, Seekins, et. al., 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004); and explored cross-agency collaborations to support self-employment ventures (Ipsen, Arnold & Colling, 2003, 2005). This remains some of the only research on self-employment for people with disabilities. To learn about research conducted outside the disability field, we conducted a rapid review of self-employment literature to identify promising practices with application to Vocational Rehabilitation service delivery. This report highlights those findings.
Keywords
rural, disability, employment and vocational rehabilitation, self employment
Rights
© 2014 RTC:Rural
Granting Agency
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Acknowledgement
Our research is supported by grant #H133B080023 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education.
Project Number
H133B080023
Recommended Citation
Arnold, Nancy; Ipsen, Catherine; and Rural Institute, University of Montana, "A Rapid Review of Self-Employment Literature: Implications for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program" (2014). Employment. 32.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ruralinst_employment/32