The Great Recession and Serving Dislocated Workers with Disabilities

Maria Heidkamp and Dr. William Mabe of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University have completed a study to determine the extent to which people with disabilities who have lost their jobs are seeking services from the public workforce system. In particular, they sought to learn how large a role One-Stop Career Centers and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors play in the reemployment efforts of job seekers with disabilities. Read the report.