Evaluating the empowered curriculum for adolescents with visual impairments

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 350-360

  Levin, Darren S ^a   Rotheram Fuller, Erin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79958830377     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1110500606     Document Type: Article

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