Perceptions of public library accessibility for people with disabilities

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Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-54

  Burke, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

People with disabilities; Perceptions; Public libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749116008     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763870802546381     Document Type: Article

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