Job Retention and Career Advancement: A Survey of Persons who are Blind or Have Low Vision.
A national survey investigated job retention and career advancement among 388 persons with blindness or low vision and employment experience. Most participants received state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency services and were employed. Employed participants reported that assistive technology wa...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 28 - 36 |
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National Rehabilitation Association
Apr-Jun2021
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