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The results indicated that the Employment Integration Index provided a reliable means of measuring the degree to which persons with disabilities are integrated into the workplace across these three dimensions. A series of validity studies were conducted revealing significant differences between level of employment integration and selected employment-related variables: (a) level of mental retardation, (b) placement type, (c) occupational areas, and (d) level of employment specialist involvement. Results also indicated positive correlations between employment integration and number of hours worked per month and hourly wage. The implications of this investigation and future research directions are discussed.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T14:17:50Z (GMT). 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