Abstract
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) includes provisions for universal access by people with disabilities to employment and training programs offered to the general public by the nation's One-Stop Career Centers. In order to reinforce these provisions there have been several federal initiatives to promote such access, including the development of customized employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities using the resources of the One-Stop Career Center system. This article describes a partnership led by a local WIA provider in Maryland, reports on how the WIA sponsored One-Stop services have been adapted to serve people with significant disabilities, reports on employment outcomes achieved through this partnership, and discusses the implications for future One-Stop access and employment service delivery for individuals with significant disabilities.
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