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Employment

Is my son or daughter ready for a real job?

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bullet But, my son or daughter does not have the skills to meet the demands of a real job and needs training.
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bullet The workshop is a safe place, and I don’t think my son or daughter should be alone in a community job. He or she has never been without the support of the agency’s staff.
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bullet I don’t know what kind of job my son or daughter would like.
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bullet How will my son or daughter get to work?
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bullet I don’t imagine that he or she would be making very much money.
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bullet My son or daughter can’t lose Social Security benefits and Medicaid. The reality is that he or she needs the benefits and health care coverage.
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bullet My son or daughter has friends in the workshop. Going to work would mean losing those friends.
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Question:  I have been told that my son or daughter is not ready to work in the community. I don't know how a business would hire him or her. Is it really possible?
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Contributors: Dr. Katherine Inge, Project Director, T-TAP - VCU, kinge@atlas.vcu.edu; Ms. Pam Targett, Employment Services Director, RRTC on Workplace Supports, psherron@atlas.vcu.edu


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