Public/private partnerships and employment of people with disabilities: Preliminary evidence from a pilot project

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-66

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Brooke, Valerie ^a   Green, Howard ^a   Hewett, Millie ^a   Tipton, Maggie ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Customized employment; Developmental disabilities; People with significant disabilities; Supported employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; MALE; MANPOWER PLANNING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 40449085722     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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