Impact of the ADA on the employment and promotion of persons who are visually impaired

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 460-466

  Rumrill, P D ^a   Scheff, C M ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OWENS CORNING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030961210     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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