Workplace inclusion: Persons with disabilities and coworkers working together

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-141

  Wehman, Paul ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individuals with significant disabilities; Quality indicators for employment; Supported employment; Workplace inclusion; Workplace integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037667729     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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