Without words - meaningful information for people with high individual communication needs

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-89

  Thurman, Sue ^a   Jones, Jane ^b   Tarleton, Beth ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Complex needs; Easy information; Learning disabilities; Nonverbal.

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747294185     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2005.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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