About VCU

From Howard Green

The purpose of the Virginia Commonwealth University RRTC on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is to study those supports that are most effective for assisting individuals with disabilities maintain employment and advance their careers. The primary stakeholders for this project are persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on those who are unemployed, underemployed or at risk of losing employment.

RRTC specifically targets those individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, since this group is most at risk in America. The secondary stakeholders include rehabilitation professionals, families, and persons working in business and industry.

To assist RRTC in their mission and goals, the VCU-RRTC has collaborated with experts within business, rehabilitation, education, employment and the disability community. Collaborators are:

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Society of Human Resource Professionals
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Manpower, Inc.
• Habeck and Associates
• Norfolk State University
• VCU Business Roundtable

Worksupport.com is the website for VCU-RRTC on Workplace Supports and Job Retention. In addition to Worksupport.com, the VCU-RRTC has many projects and websites. For a full listing of the VCU-RRTC projects and websites, please visit the Projects section of the Worksupport.com website.