More researching together: The role of nondisabled researchers in working with people first members1

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-14

  Williams, Val ^a   Simons, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Swindon People First Research Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct payments; Inclusive research; Learning difficulty; Participatory research; Self advocacy; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949144206     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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