Beyond access: Ensuring progress in the general education curriculum for students with severe disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 322-326

  Wehmeyer, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

General education curriculum; Inclusive education; Self determination; Severe disabilities; Universal design for learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247265023     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079690603100405     Document Type: Review

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