Self-advocacy among people with disabilities in the transition from good will to civil rights: Is it sufficient?

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Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-65

  Palmer, Charles D ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Discrimination; Self advocacy; Social change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0033963475     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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