From Institutions to Independence: A History of People with Disabilities in Northwest Ohio

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McLennand, William John: An investigation into employers' attitudes toward employment of the handicapped in the city of Toledo, Ohio, 1948

McLennand’s study presents a unique look at how Toledo businesses felt about employing disabled workers at a time when many disabled veterans from World War II were seeking employment.

Roeger, Shirley Anne: A study of the relationship between the training and the employment of handicapped adults in the Toledo metropolitan area, 1962)

Roeger’s study, conducted 14 years later, looked at the issue from the perspective of disabled people seeking employment.