Learning disability policy in the UK

Tizard Learning Disability Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 4-11

  Whitehead, Simon ^a   Curtice, Lisa ^b   Beyer, Stephen ^c   Mcconkey, Roy ^d   Bogues, Siobhan ^e  

^a Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability   (United Kingdom)

^c Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Association for Real Change (NI)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Health; Learning disability policy; Local government; Mainstreaming; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993021057     PISSN: 13595474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13595474200800022     Document Type: Review

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