A comparative study of the situation of supported employment in Europe

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Beyer, Stephen ^a   Jordán de Urríes, Francisco de Borja ^b   Verdugo, Miguel Angel ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disability policy; Europe; Intellectual disabilities; Supported employment; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956005819     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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