A Glance at Worldwide Employment of People with Visual Impairments.

Wolffe, Karen E.; Spungin, Susan J.

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ERIC Number: EJ645099

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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A Glance at Worldwide Employment of People with Visual Impairments.

Wolffe, Karen E.; Spungin, Susan J.

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v96 n4 p245-53 Apr 2002

A survey of 75 countries investigated jobs performed by adults with visual impairments throughout the world. Although there is a greater diversity in the range of jobs in developed countries, people who are visually impaired do not have the same range of opportunities available to them as sighted people. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Blindness, Disability Discrimination, Employment, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Foreign Countries, Occupational Surveys, Underemployment, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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