Two Mentorship Case Studies of High School and University Students with Disabilities: Milestones and Lessons.
Of the approximately four million individuals with disabilities in the under-20 age category, less than 23 percent can expect to work full-time (US. Bureau of the Census, 2003; StatsRRTC, 2005). It is clear that quality interventions are needed to increase the future viable employment of youth and y...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 45 - 52 |
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National Rehabilitation Association
July/August/September 2008
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