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Visible Disabilities: Acknowledging the Utility of Acknowledgment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Kayla Saal
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
Larry R. Martinez*
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas A. Smith
Affiliation:
The University of Central Florida
*
E-mail: [email protected], Address: School of Hospitality Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 201C Mateer Building, University Park, PA 16801

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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2014

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