Subversive Political Praxis: Supporting choice, power and control for people with learning difficulties

Disability and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 719-736

  Thompson, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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EID: 0242350913     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968759032000119488     Document Type: Article

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