Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities [Paperback]

Cary Griffin (Author), David Hammis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1557666520 | ISBN-13: 978-1557666529 | Publication Date: May 20, 2003 | Edition: 1

Self-employment is a realistic employment option for all people, regardless of disability. With an emphasis on the involvement of community programs and school transition staff, this book focuses on how to identify and utilize the critical business supports necessary for the development of self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Specific topics covered include the role of community rehabilitation personnel and vocational rehabilitation counselors and methods for using programs such as Plans for Achieving Self Support and Ticket to Work. While this book provides practical advice for helping people with developmental disabilities become successfully self-employed, other books on disability and work tend to examine theoretical issues and stop short of providing useful strategies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co; 1 edition (May 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557666520
• ISBN-13: 978-1557666529
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Effort, January 17, 2004

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Dave H (Bothell WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities (Paperback)

As a benefits analyst, this book is an invaluable aide for me in developing business plans and corresponding Plans for Achieving Self Support. Dave and Cary take a very complex subject and reduce it to its most simple components. Chapter 6 in particular clearly identifies the complex relationship between PASS plans and business plans. The section in Chapter six on "two sets of books", alone is more than worth the price of the book. Thank you David and Cary - outstanding effort-someone had to do it - you did!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Econonomic Development, April 19, 2007

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Michelle Smith "Michelle Smith" (Quakertown PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities (Paperback)

I have not only read Cary and Daves book I have successfully implemented these strategies to support people with a wide range of disabilities to attain and succesfully maintain self-employment ventures. Thier ability to be inventive and to time and time again help the disability community move from scarcity thinking into economic development always amazes me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source Book, July 19, 2005

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Bruce Van Housen (Redwood City, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities (Paperback)

I have gone through this book being disabled myself. This book offers valuable insight into the difficult process of self-employment for the disabled, and deciding which way you might proceed.