A Survey of Community Employment Placements: Where Are Youth and Adults with Disabilities Working?

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-86

  Morgan, Robert L ^a   Ellerd, David A ^a   Jensen, Kari ^a   Taylor, Matthew J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993729235     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572880002300106     Document Type: Article

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