'We've moved away from disability as a health issue, it's a human rights issue'1: Reflecting on 10 years of the right to equality in South Africa

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 857-868

  Heap, Marion ^a   Lorenzo, Theresa ^b   Thomas, Jacky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disability; Equality; Human rights; Socio economic rights; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249098231     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590903283464     Document Type: Article

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