Natural supports in the workplace: Defining an agenda for research and practice

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 103-113

  Butterworth, John ^a   Hagner, David ^b   Kiernan, William E ^a   Schalock, Robert L ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive employment; Employment; Instructional strategies; Job placement; Research design; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000905167     PISSN: 07491425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079699602100301     Document Type: Article

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