Strategies for improving disability awareness and social inclusion of children and young people with cerebral palsy

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 809-816

  Lindsay, S ^a,b   Mcpherson, A C ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cerebral palsy; Disability; Disability awareness; Inclusion; Young people's views

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BULLYING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; BULLYING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CURRICULUM; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867402372     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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