How Families and Employment Professionals can Form Partnerships to Support Youths and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

This brief highlights the perspectives and experiences of family members of four young adults with IDD who shared their employment and community engagement stories. It outlines the roles their families played to support them to find and maintain competitive, integrated employment and to engage meaningfully with their communities. It draws from in-depth, semi structured interviews with young adults with IDD, their family members, and job coaches. Read the brief here.