Paul Wehman is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, and an early pioneer of supported employment.Wehman's primary interests are in transition from school to work, supported employment, business partnerships, and return to work.
Wehman is Chairman for the Division on Rehabilitation Research at Virginia Commonwealth University, with joint appointments in the Departments of Special Education and Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Counseling. He has written, co-authored, or edited 40 commercially published books and written over 200 journal articles, mostly in the transition and employment areas. He is on several editorial boards and has been Editor of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation [1] for 17 years.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Research Recognition Award, June, 2007
Named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Persons in the Field of Special Education for the Millennium, Journal of Remedial and Special Education, December, 2000.
Received the Distinguished Service Award from the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities, October 7, 1992.
International Award Winner for Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation as future leader in Mental Retardation, July, 1990.
Invited to White House and attended Presidential signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990
Thoma, C., & Wehman, P. (in press). Student-Led IEP’s: A Guide for Special Educators and Families. Baltimore: Paul Brookes Publishing Co.
Wehman, P., Datlow Smith, M. & Schall, C. (2009). Autism and the Transition to Adulthood: Success beyond the classroom. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
Wehman, P., & Wittig, K. (2009) Transition IEPs, (3rd edition). A curriculum guide for teachers planning and designing transition programs. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Wehman, P., Inge, K. J., Revell, G., & Brooke, V. A. (2007). Real Work for Real Pay: Inclusive Employment for People with Disabilities, Paul Brookes Publishing Co.
Wehman, P. (2006). Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, (4th edition), Paul Brookes Publishing Co.