Relationship between use of technology and employment rates for people with physical disabilities in Australia: Implications for education and training programmes

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 332-338

  Pell, Stephen D ^a   Gillies, Robyn M ^a   Carss, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Computer technology; Employment; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKILL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030779026     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289709166547     Document Type: Article

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