This editorial provides an overview of the special series developed by the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (VRTAC) for Quality Employment, H264K200003, and VRTAC-Targeted Communities (H264F15003) from the U.S. Department of Education, and in collaboration with the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research project of Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employer Practices (#90RT5041), RRTC on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities (#90RTEM0002), RRTC on Employment of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (#90RTEM0003), and Disability Rehabilitation and Research Project on Customized Employment (#90DP0085). The special series consists of 26 articles appearing across four different journals: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal; Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education; and Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.
BishopM.LeeD.ZhouK.IwanagaK.ChanF.TanseyT. N. (2021). Identifying vocational rehabilitation outreach and service training priorities: A national survey from diverse perspectives. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 56(3), 237–242. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221188
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DegeneffeC. E.TuckerM. S.AhonleZ. J. (2022). Brief report: Participation among transition-aged youth with traumatic brain injury in the state/federal vocational rehabilitation system. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65, 161–165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220967109
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Gatesy-DavisA.KoroloffN.MarroneJ.DavisM. (2022). Collaboration among vocational rehabilitation and mental health leaders: Supporting the vocational success of transition-age youth with serious mental health conditions. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 56(2), 123–137. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221177
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GrenawaltT. A.UmucuE.ReyesA.BaylinA.StrauserD. R.TanseyT. N.WagnerS. (2022). Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler as a well-being measure for young adult survivors of pediatric central nervous system tumor. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65, 255–265. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552211025509
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IwanagaK.ChanF.TanseyT.DitchmanN.KayaC. (2021). Demographic, vocational rehabilitation, and transition service variables’ association with high school completion outcomes for youth with disabilities receiving SSI. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65, 23–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220970543
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KimJ. (2022). Disability acceptance as a moderator of the impacts of disability stigma on job satisfaction of people with disabilities in the workplace. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 57(3), 225–235. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221213
LevineA.RumrillP. D.EspinosaC.Sheppard-JonesK. (2022). Vocational rehabilitation in the COVID-19 era: The importance of supervision. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552221087178
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SchallC.BrookeV.RoundsR.LynchA. (2021). The resiliency of employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown: A retrospective review of employment files. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 54, 15–24. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-201113
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SchutzM. A.CarterE. W. (2022). Elevating the employment outcomes of transition-age youth with disabilities: Four decades of intervention research. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 57(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221194
StrauserD. R. (2020). Career development, employment, and disability in rehabilitation: From theory to practice (2nd ed.). Springer.
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TanseyT. N.AndersonC. A. (2017). Vocational rehabilitation technical assistance center-targeted communities national needs assessment [Unpublished manuscript].
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TanseyT. N.DuttaA.KunduM.ChanF. (2016). From admiration of the problem to action: Addressing the limited success in vocational rehabilitation of persons from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 45, 117–119. http://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-160816
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ThimbrielR.UrkmezB.LeeB.UmucuE. (2022). COVID-19 stress, resilience, and job loss concerns in people with chronic conditions and disabilities. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 57, 207–213. http://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220967109
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UmucuE.ChanF.PhillipsB.TanseyT.BervenN.HoytW. (2022). Evaluating optimism, hope, resilience, coping flexibility, secure attachment, and PERMA as a well-being model for college life adjustment of student veterans: A hierarchical regression analysis. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221211
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UmucuE.TanseyT. N.BrooksJ.LeeB. (2021). The protective role of character strengths in COVID-19 stress and well-being in individuals with chronic conditions and disabilities: An exploratory study. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 64(2), 67–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220967093
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t06.htm
