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Occupational therapy and Entrepreneurship: Working as a consultant in a Community-based Setting

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Meyers, Brittany. Occupational Therapy and Entrepreneurship: Working As a Consultant In a Community-based Setting. Fogo, Jennifer.University of Indianapolis. 2018. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/ec2ee118-f363-44b2-8e8f-5d1095b69580.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. Brittany. (2018). Occupational therapy and Entrepreneurship: Working as a consultant in a Community-based Setting. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/ec2ee118-f363-44b2-8e8f-5d1095b69580

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Meyers, Brittany. Occupational Therapy and Entrepreneurship: Working As a Consultant In a Community-Based Setting. University of Indianapolis. 2018. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/ec2ee118-f363-44b2-8e8f-5d1095b69580.

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Work is recognized as an integral component of most adults' lives and personal identities, often viewed as being essential to gain economic self-sufficiency, social connectedness, and good quality of life (Dennis, & Gitlow, 2012). Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) experience limited abilities to participate in meaningful occupations, including work, being unemployed at 85% in the United States (Anderson, Larson, & Wuorio, 2011). While decades of disability policy has influenced promoting employment first initiatives for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fiscal budgets limit the ability to provide government-funded and non-profit essential services, requiring prioritization when allocating funds (DDRS, 2017; Honeycutt, & Stapleton, 2013). The continued gap in employment for adults with I/DD supports the need for alternative, sustainable, grassroot business models that promote employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This paper outlines a DCE graduate student's development of a social enterprise to address occupational marginalization in work and employment settings for adults with I/DD.

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