Barriers to the accommodation request process of the Americans With Disabilities Act

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 28-39

  Frank, John Jay ^a,c   Bellini, James ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

EID: 20444399483     PISSN: 00224154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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