Women with disabilities' experiences of government employment assistance in Canada

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-158

  Chouinard, Vera ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Employment assistance; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 71449127530     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903023389     Document Type: Review

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