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  • Volunteering and Paid Work for Adults Who Use AAC

    Author(s)
    Trembath, David
    Balandin, Susan
    Stancliffe, Roger J
    Togher, Leanne
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Trembath, David
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Volunteering has been identified as a route to paid work for adults with disability, including those who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). However, it is not known if adults who use AAC volunteer in an attempt to gain paid work or if such attempts are successful. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of 24 adult volunteers who use AAC in order to determine (a) their motivations for volunteering, (b) their views on the relationship between volunteering and paid work, and (c) the outcomes of their experiences. Based on in-depth interviews and grounded theory analysis, the results indicate ...
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    Volunteering has been identified as a route to paid work for adults with disability, including those who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). However, it is not known if adults who use AAC volunteer in an attempt to gain paid work or if such attempts are successful. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of 24 adult volunteers who use AAC in order to determine (a) their motivations for volunteering, (b) their views on the relationship between volunteering and paid work, and (c) the outcomes of their experiences. Based on in-depth interviews and grounded theory analysis, the results indicate that although some participants thought volunteering might be helpful in gaining paid work, few volunteered for this reason. Only one participant reported gaining permanent paid work as a result of volunteering, indicating that volunteering may not provide a route to employment for most adults who use AAC.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
    Volume
    22
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-009-9170-8
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/58744
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