The right to assistive technology: For whom, for what, and by whom?

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-167

  Borg, Johan ^a   Larsson, Stig ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities; Human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951970001     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.543862     Document Type: Article

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