From disability to ability: Changing the phrasing of the debate

Disability and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-337

  Harpur, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

ableism; disableism; language; social model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859639735     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.654985     Document Type: Article

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