Addressing employer personnel needs and improving employment training, job placement and retention for individuals with disabilities through public-private partnerships

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-48

  Unger, Darlene ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business rehabilitation partnerships; Demand side employment services; Employment services; Public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; JOB ACCOMMODATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33847768702     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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