Customized Employment: Changing what it means to be qualified in the workforce for transition-aged youth and young adults

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-207

  Rogers, Christopher ^a   Lavin, Don ^b   Tran, Tri ^a   Gantenbein, Tony ^b   Sharpe, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Rise Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Customized employment; Students with disabilities; Transition; Youth with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREER MOBILITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; JUVENILE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH; SALARY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKING TIME;

EID: 49549105078     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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