INCREASING EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED THROUGH USE OF COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT THEIR ACCESSIBILITY TO THE WORK FORCE. PART OF THE REASON MAY BE PERCEPTUAL IN THAT NO EFFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR AGGRESSIVELY GENERATING JOBS OR MODIFYING AND AUGMENTING JOBS TO BRING THEM WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED EXISTS. THIS PROJECT ENVISIONS THE USE OF COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WITH THEIR LARGE NUMBERS OF EXISTING EMPLOYER CLIENTELE TO ESTABLISH EITHER A DIVISON OR SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AGENCY ORGANIZED TO DEAL WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. TECHNIQUES OF OPERATION AND MARKETING WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AN EASILY REPLICATED PROGRAM NATIONALLY. RESOURCES WILL NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS AND THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS LOCAL PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS THE LOS ANGELES BRANCH OF THE PERSONNEL AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION. PHASE II WILL PROVIDE A PARADIGM THAT COULD BE ESTABLISHED NATIONALLY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.