The application of Werner and Kaplan's concept of "distancing" to children who are deaf-blind

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 464-477

  Bruce, Susan M ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; PLAY; RECALL; TEACHING; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VISION;

EID: 33846673268     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0509900803     Document Type: Article

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