IDENTIFYING WORK PREFERENCES AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES PRIOR TO BEGINNING SUPPORTED WORK

We evaluated a prework assessment for predicting work-task preferences among workers with severe multiple disabilities prior to beginning su pported work The assessment involved comparing worker selections from pairs of work tasks drawn from their future job duties. Results of wor kers' choices once they began their jobs in a publishing company indic ated that the assessment predicted tasks that the workers preferred to work on during their job routines. Results are discussed regarding ot her possible means of determining preferred types of supported work.