Situational assessment of the accommodation needs of employees who are visually impaired

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-54

  Rumrill, Phillip Dr ^a   Roessler, Richard T ^b   Battersby Longden, Jill C ^c   Schuyler, Bruce R ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Portal Insdustries   (United States)

^d Crawford Disability Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0345294397     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9809200107     Document Type: Article

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