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Article: Differences in perceptions of career barriers and supports for people with disabilities by demographic, background and case status factors.(Report)
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- The Journal of Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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people with disabilities encounter a number of barriers as they make the decision to enter or re-enter the workplace. Some of these barriers might be described as external as they involve environmental and workplace supports such as transportation, accommodations, and job opportunities (Loprest & Maag, 2001). Other barriers might be described as internal, as they involve self-perceptions regarding adequacy of work experience, work skills, and vocational beliefs that are necessary considerations and influences in the job search process (Bolton, 1983; Belgrave & Walker, 1991; Corbiere, Mercier & Lesage, 2004). Whatever the locus of these barriers, there is ample evidence ...