Flexible and responsive research: Developing rights-based emancipatory disability research methodology in collaboration with young adults with down syndrome

Australian Social Work

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-50

  Stevenson, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Social inclusion; Social justice; Social work research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649312076     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070903471041     Document Type: Article

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