INTERACTION OF PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL-RETARDATION AND THEIR NONDISABLED COWORKERS IN INTEGRATED WORK SETTINGS

This investigation matched 23 workers with severe mental retardation t o 23 workers without disabilities by job type and minimal duration of employment (at least 6 months) to determine if co-worker relations dif fered between the two groups of employees. Results indicated that, com pared to workers with severe mental retardation, nondisabled workers w ere more likely to receive information, to receive training, and to in teract as friends outside the workplace.