Transition from school to competitive employment: Illustrations of competence for two young women with severe mental retardation

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 130-143

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Gibson, Karen ^b   Brooke, Valerie ^b   Unger, Darlene ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VCU RRTC ^*  (United States)

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EID: 2942636852     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108835769801300301     Document Type: Article

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