abstract: 'Employment is a fundamental part of adult life. Adults with intellectual

  disability (ID) face multiple barriers to employment, however, and are

  underrepresented in the paid workforce. Formal volunteering has been

  promoted as both a stepping stone and an alternative to employment for

  some adults with disability. The purpose of this article is to provide

  an overview of research findings relating to volunteering and employment

  for work-age adults with ID. Few studies have examined the experiences

  of adults with ID who volunteer. The findings indicate that volunteering

  alone is unlikely to lead to employment for adults with ID. However,

  some adults with ID view volunteering as a meaningful and desirable

  alternative to paid work. There is a need for further research to

  examine the relationship between volunteering and employment for adults

  with ID. In addition, there is a need for practice guidelines to ensure

  that the outcomes for adults with ID who volunteer, and those who seek

  paid employment, are successful.'
affiliation: 'Trembath, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Sydney, POB 170, Lidcombe,
  NSW 1825, Australia.

  Trembath, David; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Togher, Leanne, Univ Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW
  1825, Australia.

  Balandin, Susan, Molde Univ Coll, Molde, Norway.'
author: Trembath, David and Balandin, Susan and Stancliffe, Roger J. and Togher, Leanne
author-email: d.trembath@usyd.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Trembath
  given: David
- family: Balandin
  given: Susan
- family: Stancliffe
  given: Roger J.
- family: Togher
  given: Leanne
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00271.x
eissn: 1741-1130
files: []
issn: 1741-1122
journal: JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
keywords: 'competitive employment; intellectual disability; paid work;

  participation; volunteer'
keywords-plus: SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; PEOPLE; WORK; TRANSITION; BARRIERS
language: English
month: DEC
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '30'
orcid-numbers: 'Trembath, David/0000-0002-4699-6195

  Stancliffe, Roger/0000-0003-4265-7433

  Togher, Leanne/0000-0002-4518-6748

  Trembath, David/0000-0002-3972-540X'
pages: 235-238
papis_id: 3ef814b7b0d1cb3ef4004074b47f568a
ref: Trembath2010employmentvolunteeri
researcherid-numbers: 'Togher, Leanne/AAC-7083-2019

  Trembath, David/AAC-5449-2019

  Stancliffe, Roger/C-3430-2008

  '
times-cited: '25'
title: Employment and Volunteering for Adults With Intellectual Disability
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000285250000002
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '24'
volume: '7'
web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services; Rehabilitation
year: '2010'