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This chapter describes the aspects of the research and practice about employment and employment services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It explores the role played by the co-occurrence of intellectual and psychiatric disorders on employment outcomes, and it extends, whenever possible, the analysis to different national contexts, emphasizing the role of contextual factors in getting and maintaining a job. Reference points are the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the extensive scientific research and practice on supported employment programs and interventions.

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