Universal one-stop access: pipedream or possibility?
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) includes provisions for universal access by people with disabilities to employment and training programs offered to the general public by the nation's One-Stop Career Centers. In order to reinforce these provisions there have been several federal initiatives to pro...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 181 - 190 |
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| Formato: | case study tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2008
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