Social integration is a key component of supported employment. Social interactions between workers with and without disabilities is an important outcome of social integration. However, there is a lack of empirical data on interactions between employees with and without severe disabilities in supported employment settings. This study utilized direct observation to assess social interaction patterns of employees in a supported employment setting. The assessment took place over a one year period and involved eight employees with and seven employees without disabilities. The results indicate that there were statistically significant differences in the interaction patterns between the two groups on thirteen of the twenty-eight different comparison categories.
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