Perspectives of people with disabilities on employment, vocational rehabilitation, and the Ticket to Work program

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-201

  Hernandez, Brigida ^a   Cometa, Mary Joyce ^a   Velcoff, Jessica ^a   Rosen, Jay ^a   Schober, Daniel ^a   Luna, Rene David ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Access Living   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Ticket to Work program; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; TICKET TO WORK; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38949154094     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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