Telling the history of self-advocacy: A challenge for inclusive research

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-43

  Walmsley, Jan ^a  

^a Jan Walmsley Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Inclusive research; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Self advocacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DISABLED PERSON; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCLUSIVE RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; LEARNING DISORDER; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SELF-ADVOCACY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HISTORY; INCLUSIVE RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; LEARNING DISABILITIES; SELF-ADVOCACY;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATIENT ADVOCACY;

EID: 84891831223     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12086     Document Type: Article

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