Invisible access needs of people with intellectual Disabilities: A conceptual model of practice

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 395-400

  Yalon Chamovitz, Shira ^a  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREJUDICE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74249102745     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-47.5.395     Document Type: Note

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