Stretching capabilities: Children with disabilities playing TV and computer games

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-349

  Wästerfors, David ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability; Games; Identity; Interaction; Play; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956223988     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.560417     Document Type: Article

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