The Americans with disabilities act: An examination of compliance by state, territorial and local governments in the USA

Disability and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 753-774

  Pfeiffer, David ^a,b   Finn, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0031478427     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599727038     Document Type: Article

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