Shifting Student Attitudes Towards Individuals with Disabilities and Previous Incarceration Experience.
Background: Human service professionals and rehabilitation professionals often receive limited training on individuals with disabilities who have been incarcerated, despite the overrepresentation of disability in the criminal legal system. Targeted education that integrates knowledge regarding the c...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 160 - 169 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar2026
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