Service delivery for children who are deaf: Thoughts of families in Turkey

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-89

  Sipal, R Firat ^a   Bayhan, Pinar ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

children who are deaf; disability policy; early intervention; family involvement; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955580892     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207310363434     Document Type: Article

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