The unemployment of women with physical disabilities in Ghana: Issues and recommendations

Disability and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-204

  Naami, Augustina ^a   Hayashi, Reiko ^b   Liese, Hank ^b  

^a Department of Social Work   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes towards persons with disabilities; disability; gender; Ghana; rehabilitation; women with physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858172102     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.644930     Document Type: Article

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