Disability and Health Journal
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45 , January 2011

Employer benefits from making workplace accommodations

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 Financial disclosure: The authors have no financial disclosures to report. This research was conducted at West Virginia University, by the International Center for Disability Information, in collaboration with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. Funding for this research is from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Research Grant H133A060033, awarded to the Burton Blatt Institute. This support does not constitute an official endorsement of the study results.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2010.03.001

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45 , January 2011