Introduction to demand-side factors related to employment of people with disabilities

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-411

  Chan, Fong ^a   Strauser, David ^b   Gervey, Robert ^a   Lee, Eun Jeong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward disability; Demand side employment models; Disability management; Job placement; People with disabilities; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HUMANS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 79951722814     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9243-7     Document Type: Article

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