Challenges faced by Malaysians with disabilities in the world of employment

Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-21

  Ta, Tiun Ling ^a   Leng, Khoo Suet ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment; Malaysia; Markets; People with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877596411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22115242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5463/DCID.v24i1.142     Document Type: Article

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