'I wouldn't change my flat for anything'. Is there scope for more people with learning disabilities to rent their own homes?
Background: Policy, research, and people's own experience in the UK consistently highlight the central importance of a home of choice for people with learning disabilities. Yet attention is mainly focused on the development of specialist as opposed to generic housing options for people with learning...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 362 - 371 |
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| Formato: | questions and answers research Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2024
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