Making choices in my life: Listening to the ideas and experiences of young people in the UK who communicate non-verbally

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-527

  Mitchell, Wendy ^a   Sloper, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice decision making; Communication methods; Disabled children; Learning disabilities; Non traditional research methods; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952249342     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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