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The Digital Exclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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|Sep 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1131 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 523 - 535
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 27, 2024
Published on: Sep 23, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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