"She's been involved in everything as far as I can see": Supporting the active participation of people with intellectual disability in community groups

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-25

  Craig, Diane ^a   Bigby, Christine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community groups; Contact theory; Moderate intellectual disability; Participation; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925712702     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2014.977235     Document Type: Article

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