The use of the personal home page by adults with Down's syndrome as a tool for managing identity and friendship.
There has been considerable debate regarding whether people with a learning disability should be encouraged to develop friendships with disabled or nondisabled people and what influence this might have on their sense of identity. It is also increasingly recognized that the Personal Home Page is a us...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 142 - 149 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2002
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