Employment-related experiences of youths who are visually impaired: How are these youths faring?

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-21

  Shaw, Alexander ^a   Gold, Deborah ^a   Wolffe, Karen ^b,c  

^a Canadian National Institute for the Blind   (Canada)

^b American Foundation for the Blind   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33847694967     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100103     Document Type: Article

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