Identity politics by design: users, markets and the public service provision for assistive technology in Norway

Bodil Ravneberg

doi:10.1080/15017410902753904

Identity politics by design: users, markets and the public service provision for assistive technology in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 11 (2009): Issue 2

By: Bodil Ravneberg

Open Access

|Jul 2009

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