At the Crossroads: Supported Employment a Decade Later

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 286-299

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Kregel, John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

job placement; policy analysis; sheltered employment; supported employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970515187     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079699602000405     Document Type: Article

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