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Artículo para la "International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation" que está desarrollando en un proyecto internacional el Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE), de la Universidad de Buffalo, y el Laboratoire d'informatique et de terminologie de la réadaptation et de l'intégation sociale (LITRIS), del Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ). ; In this article we will try to show an overview of what is Supported Employment. We will provide a general vision of this tool for integration into open employment for people with disabilities and other social disadvantage groups. For this proposal the origin and definitions will be reviewed, after which the characteristics and philosophy, and the evolution of the model will be discussed. Although practices may differ among disability groups or countries, some core practices are clearly defined. In this sense will will show the international approach proposed by the European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE) and the fundamental elements that could be considered. Finally some critical questions will be discussed.

Abstract Agencies offering supported employment (SE) in the European Union (EU) were surveyed using aWeb-based questionnaire in 2006. Responses were obtained from 184 organizations, primarily from Finland, Spain, and the United Kingdom (UK). The majority of respondents offered a wide range of services with 83% offering SE and about half having begun offering it in the last 5 years. The data showed many organizations offering services in addition to SE (e.g., vocational training or sheltered work provision). There was significant variation in provision of key elements of SE, particularly workplace support. This may disadvantage people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Funding of SE varied across areas,with 22% overall reliant on short-termEuropean funding. People with ID were the largest group of users by "minorities" in Finland and Spain.Most worked more than 24 h per week, with only a minority having permanent contracts. Hours of support were generally low. The authors conclude that funding for SE is fragile and that variations in the model used may disadvantage people with more severe ID, and thus lead to less effective SE. Fewer hours worked in the UK than elsewhere suggest a lack of harmonization of welfare benefit legislation provision across the EU, again affecting people with ID disproportionately. The study highlights the need for follow-up studies. ; Artículo publicado en el Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities (JPPID) del estudio realizado desde el INICO del que tenéis más abajo en castellano el informe completo. El estudio ha sido realizado en colaboración con el Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities (WCLD) de la Universidad de Cardiff y la Unión Europea de Empleo con Apoyo (EUSE), y ha recibido el segundo premio de los premios AMPANS 2008 de Investigación sobre Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual que se convocan a nivel estatal.

This article presents an analytic review of the major milestones in social and employment policies for people with disabilities in Spain in recent decades. It covers labour reforms, action plans for employment, the role of public bodies and disability organisations, and economic and employment protection. In addition, it examines the influence of European policies and guidelines on disability and employment, and their impact on Spanish social and employment policies. The article concludes that there are significant obstacles which need to be overcome. Such obstacles include insufficient political will, lack of information, and the danger of false controversies.

El empleo de las personas con discapacidad en España ha ocupado la atención de múltiples entidades públicas y privadas en los últimos tiempos y ha sido objeto de importantes iniciativas legislativas. Sobre el papel, las personas con daño cerebral adquirido son beneficiarias potenciales de todas estas iniciativas y, sin embargo, la proporción de personas con DCA reinsertadas laboralmente es mínimo.