The road ahead : transition to adult life for persons with disabilities /

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Imprint:Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2014.
©2014
Description:1 online resource (xx, 298 pages).
Language:English
Series:Assistive Technology Research Series ; volume 34
Assistive technology research series ; v. 34.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11223539
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Other authors / contributors:Storey, Keith, 1956- editor.
Hunter, Dawn, 1953- editor.
IOS Press.
ISBN:9781614993131
1614993130
9781614993124
1614993122
Notes:Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (IOS Press, viewed Mar. 6, 2014).
Summary:Successful transition from school to adult life has always been difficult for people with disabilities, especially in the area of employment. The vast majority of people with disabilities are either unemployed or underemployed with low wages and few benefits, and many governments are struggling to find a way of providing employment and benefits to people with disabilities without creating disincentives to work. This book provides strategies and ideas for improving the lives of people with disabilities, exploring new ways of enabling a successful transition to an integrated adult working life b.
Other form:Print version: Road ahead. 3rd edition. Amsterdam : IOS Press, [2014] 9781614993124