Volunteering and paid work for adults who use AAC

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-218

  Trembath, David ^a   Balandin, Susan ^b   Stancliffe, Roger J ^a   Togher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Augmentative communication; Disability; Employment; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052459321     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-009-9170-8     Document Type: Article

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