Supported versus sheltered employment: Cumulative costs, hours worked, and wages earned

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Cimera, Robert Evert ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; hours worked; sheltered employment; Supported employment; wages earned

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SALARY; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80053420725     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: 18786316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2011-0556     Document Type: Article

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