Strategies of support: Increasing the capacity of one-stop centers to meet the needs of job seekers with disabilities

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Timmons, Jaimie Ciulla ^a,b   Fesko, Sheila Lynch ^a   Cohen, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Individuals with disabilities; One stop career centers; Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB FINDING; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 11044233425     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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