TAPS Would Sound the End of Epilepsy Bias.

Asher, Janet K.

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ERIC Number: EJ202679

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1978-Oct

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TAPS Would Sound the End of Epilepsy Bias.

Asher, Janet K.

Worklife, v3 n10 p12-14 Oct 1978

The Epilepsy Foundation of America, with funding from Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), originated the Training and Placement Services (TAPS) Project for epileptics. Although the majority of epileptics are able to work, employer prejudice has been the principle obstacle to their employment. Several individual cases are described. (MF)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, Employer Attitudes, Epilepsy, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training, National Programs, Physical Disabilities

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

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