The use of accommodations among students with deafblindness in large-scale assessment systems

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-187

  Horvath, Leah S ^a   Kampfer Bohach, Stephanie ^a   Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 33745596360     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10442073050160030501     Document Type: Article

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