"denied from a lot of places" barriers to participation in community recreation programs encountered by children with disabilities in maine: Perspectives of parents

Leisure/ Loisir

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 49-69

  Jones, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Community recreation; Focus groups; Inclusive recreation; Parents' perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249104699     PISSN: 14927713     EISSN: 21512221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14927713.2003.9649939     Document Type: Article

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