Disability Studies in Iceland: past, present and future

Rannveig Traustadóttir; Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir; Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson

doi:10.1080/15017419.2013.800726

Disability Studies in Iceland: past, present and future

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 15 (2013): Issue S1

By: Rannveig Traustadóttir, Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir and Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2013.800726 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 55 - 70

Submitted on: Apr 10, 2012

Accepted on: Jul 5, 2012

Published on: Jun 5, 2013

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

Disability Studies,

Iceland,

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