Does being in sheltered workshops improve the employment outcomes of supported employees with intellectual disabilities?

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-27

  Cimera, Robert Evert ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sheltered workshops; supported employment; value added

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; TAX; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 80051526074     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: 18786316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2011-550     Document Type: Article

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