World of work: Perceptions of people who are blind or vision impaired

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-409

  Gillies, Robyn M ^a   Knight, Karen ^a   Baglioni, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 3042632285     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912980450403     Document Type: Article

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