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Re-thinking vocational education and training: Creating opportunities for workers with disability in open employment

A bridge or a ledge? The bidirectional relationship between vocational education and training and disability

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Pages 385-406 | Received 31 Jul 2018, Accepted 09 Jun 2019, Published online: 21 Jun 2019

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