Nonverbal Narratives: Listening to People with Severe Intellectual Disability

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 239-249

  Dennis, Rea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

communication; listening; nonverbal narrative; participation; severe intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036998795     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.27.4.239     Document Type: Article

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