Disability Employment Policy RRTC (DEP-RRTC)

Project Overview

The Disability Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (DEP RRTC) develops evidence-based research and identifies data and best practices that inform policy and practice to maximize the employment opportunities and outcomes of people with disabilities, including workplace access, hiring, retention, and success. A multi-institutional partnership designs and implements a series of studies to produce new data and evidence that will inform policy and practice designed to increase employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities.

Goals and Objectives

Identify new evidence-based data and best practices to inform development of disability employment policy and practice.
Increase the knowledge of policymakers, businesses, professionals, and people with disabilities regarding evidence-based practices that enhance hiring, job retention, and workplace success for people with disabilities.
Identify new strategies to support job seekers with disabilities for vocational rehabilitation (VR) and workforce development professionals.
Identify evidence and best practices that will enhance access to new knowledge and exploration of alternative paths to employment and career advancement for workers with disabilities.
Produce new data and evidence to support existing and next-generation research for researchers and students.
Inform and enhance policy and practice that advance employment and economic self-sufficiency for working-age adults with disabilities.