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Job Quest: An Internet-based, Self-Directed Career Exploration and Assessment System for Students and Adults with Significant Intellectual Disabilities

Award Information
Agency: Department of Education
Branch: N/A
Contract: H133S040137
Agency Tracking Number: H133S040137
Amount: $0.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
528 North Tejon Street Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Davies
 (719) 592-0347
 Dan@Ablelinktech.com
Business Contact
 Daniel Davies
Phone: (719) 592-0347
Email: Dan@Ablelinktech.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

People with Intellectual Disabilities depend a great deal on work for their quality of life. Working in community-based jobs can make a substantial difference in income, relationships and self-esteem. An important factor in successful employment outcomes is matching individuals with jobs that are of interest to the job seeker. However, existing job interest tools are ineffective for this population due to their text-based nature, the difficulty individuals often have in conceptualizing jobs, and biased responses resulting from the interview format often required to administer them. The proposed Phase II SBIR project will build on the successful results of Phase I to develop Job Quest, an Internet-based, self-directed and assessment system for improved job placement of individuals with intellectual and cognitive disabilities. The Job Quest system (1) facilitates self-directed exploration of jobs and job tasks via a media enriched computer environment using digital pictures, audio and video; (2) enables job developers to identify jobs that match the individual's job interests through automated searching of the Dept of Labor's O*Net jobs database, and (3) provides the ability for job developers and employment specialists to customize the content of the system to represent specific jobs which are available in the local community.

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