Self-advocacy in historical perspective

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Buchanan, Ian ^a   Walmsley, Jan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government policy; History; Self advocacy; Social movement; Speaking up

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748276455     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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