"What is disability? It depends whose shoes you are wearing": Parent understandings of the concept of disability
This study investigates parent perspectives on the meaning of 'disability'. One hundred and twenty-one parents in Australia, each of whom have one or more children labelled with impairments, participated in this study. Parent definitions of disability are considered in light of the contras...
Main Author: | Kathy Cologon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2016-03-01
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Series: | Disability Studies Quarterly |
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Online Access: | http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/4448 |
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