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The challenge of developing a community partnership model to aid the employment of people with disabilities: the Hamilton Ontario experience

✍ Scribed by Muriel G. Westmorland

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 83 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0966-7903
DOI: 10.1002/oti.24

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✦ Synopsis

People with disabilities continue to face major barriers to employment despite major gains in employment equity initiatives and a stronger voice in the political arena. Meanwhile in the employment sector many companies are downsizing, employees are being laid off and work is being restructured. The challenge is to work cooperatively to maximise the employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This article reviews the concepts of community development and stakeholder participation as they apply to the development of an employment consortium in

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