Dispelling Fears About Aging with a Disability: Lessons from the Disability Rights Community

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-98

  Beaulaurier, Richard L ^a   Taylor, Samuel H ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anxiety; Community practice; Disability rights; Empowerment; Independent living

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937335730     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v35n02_06     Document Type: Article

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