Transition from school for youths with a disability: Issues and challenges

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-115

  Winn, Stephen ^a   Hay, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Disability; Employment; Schooling; Transition; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849087372     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590802535725     Document Type: Article

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