Citizens with learning disabilities and the right to vote

Disability and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Redley, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Disability; Learning disability; Mental capacity; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849117240     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590802038894     Document Type: Review

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