' I could never do that before': effectiveness of a tailored Internet support intervention to increase the social participation of youth with disabilities.
Background Youth use the Internet for a variety of purposes including social networking. Youth with disabilities are limited in their social networks and friendships with peers. The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of tailored one-on-one support strategies designed to facilitate social parti...
| Publicado en: | Child: Care, Health & Development Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 552 - 562 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2013
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