Pushing the employment agenda: Case study research of high performing states in integrated employment

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-198

  Hall, Allison Cohen ^a   Butterworth, John ^a   Winsor, Jean ^a   Gilmore, Dana ^a   Metzel, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249914286     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556(2007)45[182:PTEACS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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