Direct threat issues in the employment of persons with disabilities: Implications for the social work profession

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-51

  O’Brien, Gerald V ^a   Maue, Michelle E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADA; Direct threat; Employment discrimination; People with disabilities; Rehabilitation act of 1973; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937377382     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J198v01n01_05     Document Type: Article

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