Reflections from employers on the disabled workforce: Focus groups with healthcare, hospitality and retail administrators

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-164

  Hernandez, Brigida ^a   McDonald, Katherine ^b   Divilbiss, Marielle ^a   Horin, Elizabeth ^a   Velcoff, Jessica ^a   Donoso, Oscar ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer attitudes; Workers with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649118034     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-008-9063-5     Document Type: Article

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