Beyond Instruction; Beyond a Website: Distance Learning, Disability Inclusiveness and Changing Workplace Practices.

Often, the aim of distance learning (DL) is to enhance individual learning, not to change workplace practices. Changing organizational policies, practices and behaviors related to disability calls for a different DL approach that engages users and contextualizes knowledge. In the disability arena, t...

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Publicado en:Rehabilitation Research, Policy & Education Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 345 - 355
Autores principales: Rudstam, Hannah, Strobel Gower, Wendy
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 2012
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          Education, Non-Traditional Utilization
          Employment of Persons with Disabilities
          Management Education
          Work Environment
          Organizational Culture
          Americans with Disabilities Act
          Job Accommodation
          Organizational Change
          Problem Solving
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          Consumer Advocacy
          Attitude to Disability
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