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Disability Policy Research News Alert

A Mathematica Newsletter from the Center for Studying Disability Policy

August 8, 2025

 

Recent Publications

 

Allison, M., K. Crane, R. Allison, and C. Walters. "Leadership Perspectives on Organizational Strategies Driving Success in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies." Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2025.

Alshamrani, K.A., J.E. Graham, M.C. Roll, A.A. Taylor, L.B. Jennings, and A.C. Persch. "Supported Employment and Technology Utilization for Young Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities During and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Stakeholder Focus Group Study." Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 63, no. 1, 2025, pp. 43–58.

Bond, G.R., J.D. Metcalfe, and M. Al-Abdulmunem. "Among Transitioning Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities: Who Benefits Most from Career Coaching?" Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, vol. 52, no. 3, 2025, pp. 424–441.

Cau, Q., C. Gandré, and P. Lengagne. "Recurrent Major Depression, Employment and Transitions to Unemployment and Disability Benefits." Social Science and Medicine, vol. 376, 2025.

Conte, A., E. Clarke, and A. Vasireddy. "Evidence for Return to Work Following Complex Orthopaedic Injury - A Scoping Review." Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, vol. 81, no. 3, 2025, pp. 2824–2832.

Corbière, M., M. Mazaniello-Chézol, T. Lecomte, S. Guay, A. Panaccio, and C. Giguère. "Web-Enhanced Return-to-Work Coordination for Employees with Common Mental Disorders: Reduction of Sick Leave Duration and Relapse." BMC Public Health, vol. 25, no. 676, 2025.

de Groot, E., A.M. Hermans, M.A.C. de Jongh, R.E. Geuze, I.M. van Dongen, S. Hommes, R.D. Vromans, et al. "What Works (or Doesn't) in Return to Work After Physical Injury? A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Trauma Patients and Health Care Professionals on Barriers and Facilitators in Return to Work." Journal Of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2025.

Genova, H.M., H.E. Elsayed, M. Haas, D. Parrott, D. Krch, M. Dacanay, and M.J. Smith. "A Combined Interventional Approach to Train Interview Skills in Autistic Transition-Age Youth." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 55, 2025, pp. 2228–2239.

Hartman, E.C., E.A. Brinck, C.A. Anderson, and K.C. Hergenrather. "Education and Pre-Employment Transition Service Predictors of Wages for Transition Age Youth with Disabilities." Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2025.

Klaver, K.M., S.F.A. Duijts, C.A.V. Geusgens, M.J.B. Aarts, R. Ponds, A.J. van der Beek, and S.B. Schagen. "Internet-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation for Working Cancer Survivors: A Process Evaluation." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 64, no. 4, 2025.

Krause, J.S., C.E. Dismuke-Greer, and K. Reed. "A Survival Model of Work Life Expectancy after Spinal Cord Injury: Relationships with Race/Ethnicity, Education, Injury, and Aging Factors." Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 4, 2025, pp. 227–235.

Long, K.L., E.L. Nelson, and D.P. Stephens. "Work as Joy: Parental Perspectives on Factors Affecting Employment for Emerging Adults with Down Syndrome." Disability and Rehabilitation, 2025.

Lopez Michelena, L.I. "Factors Influencing Return to Work after Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Scoping Review." Work, 2025.

McDonnall, M.C., J. Boydstun, and A. Steverson. "Is One Enough? Screen Reader Use Among Employed People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision in the U.S." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2025, pp. 1–11.

Mudde, L., R.C. Reid, and R. Hole. "Vocational Training for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Program Evaluation of the Impact Project." Disability and Rehabilitation, 2025.

Philips, C., L. Jacquemin, M.J.W. Lammers, G. Mertens, A. Gilles, O.M. Vanderveken, and V. Van Rompaey. "The Impact of Unilateral Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss on Work Productivity and the Need for Recovery After Work." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 67, no. 7, 2025, pp. e478–e485.

Sheppard, D.M., L. Busija, G. May, and D. Frost. "Psychometric Evaluation of the Positivum Beliefs and Perceptions Scales to Inform Occupational Rehabilitation Following Injury." PLoS ONE, vol. 20, no. 7, 2025, pp. 1–23.

Zidan, A., D. Gabay, S.-E. Poirier, M. Grandisson, S. Jacob, M. Ouimet, F. Julien-Gauthier, et al. "In What Contexts, How, and Why Do Transition to Adulthood Interventions Work for Adolescents Living with Disabilities: A Realist Review." Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2025.

 

*Note: Articles are selected from the previous month’s journal publications based on the Center for Studying Disability Policy's focus on the topics of work disability, return to employment, youth with disabilities in transition, disability insurance, and disability policy at the state and federal levels. Sources monitored include EBSCOhost and federal publications. Content featured in the Disability Policy Research News Alerts reflects coverage of disability policy issues from a set of key journal publications. The information, analyses, views, and opinions expressed in the articles, publications, or comments contained therein are those of the authors or speakers, and their appearance here should not be construed as verification or endorsement by Mathematica or any of its clients.

 

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