Equitable representation of deaf people in mainstream academia: Why not?

Higher Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-379

  Woodcock, Kathryn ^a   Rohan, Meg J ^b   Campbell, Linda ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academia; Accommodation; Deaf; Equity; Hard of hearing; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845926661     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-005-2428-x     Document Type: Review

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