Family-Centered Decision Making in Assistive Technology

Journal of Special Education Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-55

  Parette, Phil ^a   VanBiervliet, Alan ^b   Hourcade, Jack J ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85071391314     PISSN: 01626434     EISSN: 23813121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016264340001500104     Document Type: Article

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