Racial and disability identity: Implications for the career counseling of African Americans with disabilities

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-23

  Mpofu, Elias ^a   Harley, Debra A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 33750197944     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00343552060500010301     Document Type: Article

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