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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1659-4266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4266</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1659-42662018000100110</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22458/urj.v10i1.2009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Alajuela, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Oportunidades de empleo para personas con discapacidad en Alajuela, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Slocum]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sophia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Monmouth College Associated Colleges of the Midwest ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Monmouth Illinois]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>110</fpage>
<lpage>113</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract There are over 400 000 people with disabilities in Costa Rica, but there is almost no published research on their employment. To identify employment opportunities, I interviewed 23 participants in the training program of a foundation in Alajuela, Costa Rica (students, professors and mothers). I found that they have insufficient opportunities because of social attitudes and communication barriers, often limiting them to entry-level and low paying jobs.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Hay más de 400 000 personas con discapacidad en Costa Rica, pero casi no hay investigaciones publicadas sobre su empleo. Para identificar las oportunidades de empleo, entrevisté a 23 participantes en el programa de capacitación de una fundación en Alajuela, Costa Rica (estudiantes, profesores y madres). Encontré que tienen oportunidades insuficientes debido a las actitudes sociales y las barreras de comunicación, a menudo limitándolos a los puestos de nivel de entrada y bajos salarios.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[People with disabilities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[employment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[opportunities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[personas con discapacidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desempleo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[oportunidades]]></kwd>
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