Work integration of people with disabilities in the regular labour market: What can we do to improve these processes?

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-18

  Vilà, Montserrat ^a   Pallisera, Maria ^a   Fullana, Judit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disability; Persons with disabilities; Supported employment; Work integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MANUAL LABOR; MARKET; MONITORING; OCCUPATION; PROCESS DESIGN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947175556     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250701196807     Document Type: Article

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