Assistive technology and employment: Experiences of Californians with disabilities

Work

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-344

  Yeager, Patricia ^a,c   Kaye, H Stephen ^b   Reed, Myisha ^a   Doe, Tanis M ^a  

^a California Foundation for Independent Living Centers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Disability; Employment barriers; Workplace accommodations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF ESTEEM; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 33845236148     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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