Barriers to employment as experienced by disabled people: A qualitative analysis in Calgary and Regina, Canada

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-75

  Shier, Michael ^a   Graham, John R ^a   Jones, Marion E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Canada; Disability; Employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849090494     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590802535485     Document Type: Article

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