Disability through the lens of culture

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 5-22

  Tower, Kristine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Disability; Empowerment; Sensitivity; Strengths; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248607425     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J198v02n02_02     Document Type: Article

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