Employment outcomes and educational backgrounds of legally blind adults employed in sheltered industrial settings

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 740-747

  Fireison, Cara Kim ^a   Moore, J Elton ^b  

^a Rehab Res Train Ctr Blindn L ^*  (United States)

^b Rehab Res Train Ctr Blindn L   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAILLE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; READING; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 0031757655     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9809201102     Document Type: Article

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