Article Summaries
About Article Summaries
This page hosts summaries of our peer-reviewed publications, also known as Plain Language Summaries. These downloadable PDFs include information that cuts through research jargon and complex concepts to explain our research findings in everyday language. The summaries focus on the practical takeaways to ensure readers can easily find what they need and reduce possible misinterpretations.
2023
List of summaries for 2023
Assistive Technology Use in the Workplace by People with Blindness and Low Vision: Perceived Skill Level, Satisfaction, and Challenges
Employment
2023
Understanding Nonparticipation in the Labor Force among Individuals with Blindness or Low Vision
Employment
2023
The JVIB Beyond Employment Rates Series: Exploring Labor Force Statistics for People with Visual Impairments
Employment
2023
2022
List of summaries for 2022
A Strategy for Changing Employers’ Implicit Attitudes Toward Individuals who are Blind
Employment
2022
2021
List of summaries for 2021
What Predicts Job Quality of Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers who are Blind or Have Low Vision?
Employment
2021
2020
List of summaries for 2020
Short-Term Effects of Job Search Skills Training and a Summer Work Experience Program for Youth (Article Summary)
Employment
2020
Impact of Agency Context on Effectiveness of Business Development Training (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2020
Factors and Characteristics Associated with Employment for Individuals with TBI and VI (Article Summary)
Employment
2020
Keys to a Successful Transition: Ensuring Youth with Visual Impairments are Ready for Career and College (Article Summary)
Transition
2020
2019
List of summaries for 2019
Factors Related to Employment Outcomes for Adults with VI (Article Summary)
Employment
2019
Factors that Influence Employer Hiring Behavior of People with B/LV (Article Summary)
Employment
2019
The Impact of a Brief Meeting on Employer Attitudes, Knowledge, and Intent to Hire (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2019
Evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Deaf-Blind Consumers (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2019
Employment and Unemployment Rates of People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Estimates Over Time from Multiple Sources (Article Summary)
Employment
2019
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Provision and Outcomes for Consumers With Combined Traumatic Brain Injury and Visual Impairment (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2019
2018
List of summaries for 2018
Does Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Structure Matter (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2018
Collaborating With Occupational Therapists to Improve Services for Seniors (Article Summary)
Service Provision
2018
Experiences of Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness After High School (Article Summary)
Employment
2018
The Link Between Confidence in Transportation Skills and Employment Outcomes (Article Summary)
Employment
2018
Predictors of Employer Attitudes Toward Blind Employees, Revisited (Article Summary)
Employer Engagement
2018
In-School Predictors of Post-School Employment for Deaf-Blind Youth (Article Summary)
Transition
2018
Losing Employment: At-risk Employed Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants with Vision Loss (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2018
Employment Outcomes and Job Quality of Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers with Deaf-Blindness (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2018
Effectiveness of a Business Development Training for Rehabilitation Counselors Who Work with Consumers Who are Blind or Visually Impaired (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2018
College Graduates with Visual Impairment: A Report on Seeking and Finding Employment (Article Summary)
Employment
2018
2017
List of summaries for 2017
Working with Businesses: Counselor Expectations, Actions, and Challenges (Article Summary)
Employer Engagement
2017
Stress Associated with Transportation (Article Summary)
Transportation
2017
Improving Employment Outcomes by Connecting With Businesses (Article Summary)
Employer Engagement
2017
Improving the Business Enterprise Program Experience for Vendors Who are Deaf-Blind (Article Summary)
Business Enterprise Program
2017
2016
List of summaries for 2016
Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Employment for SSDI Beneficiaries with Visual Impairments (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2016
The Effect of Career Mentoring on Employment Outcomes for College Students Who Are Legally Blind (Article Summary)
Transition
2016
Exploring the Most Effective Strategies for Working with Employers to Improve Consumers’ Employment Outcomes (Article Summary)
Employer Engagement
2016
2015
List of summaries for 2015
Building relationships with Businesses: Recommendations from Employers Concerning Persons Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (Article Summary)
Employer Engagement
2015
Orientation & Mobility Providers Offer Transportation Insights (Article Summary)
Transportation
2015
Findings from a National Transportation Survey of Individuals who are Blind and Visually Impaired (Article Summary)
Transportation
2015
2014
List of summaries for 2014
Survey of Business Enterprise Program Directors Reveals Core Training Needs for Online Training Curriculum (Article Summary)
Business Enterprise Program
2014
2013
List of summaries for 2013
Employment Outcomes of VR Consumers who are SSDI Beneficiaries (Article Summary)
Vocational Rehabilitation
2013