In the quest for their trust: The perceptions of families on accessing leisure services for disabled children

Leisure Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-48

  Emira, Mahmoud ^a   Thompson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Disabled children; Leisure services; Participation; Trust

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; PERCEPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78751477266     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2010.506648     Document Type: Article

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