Pathways to employment: A national survey of adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 165-178

  Siperstein, Gary N ^a   Heyman, Miriam ^b   Stokes, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive employment; Employment; intellectual disabilities; labor force; sheltered employment; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PARENT; REVIEW; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84908298560     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: 18786316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-140711     Document Type: Review

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