Conversations with Mexican Americans Regarding Children with Disabilities and Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 197-206

  Huer, Mary Blake ^a   Parette, Howard P ^b   Saenz, Terry Irvine ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992827679     PISSN: 15257401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152574010102200405     Document Type: Article

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