Controlling Internet Use: A Contemporary Way of Excluding People With Intellectual Disabilities? Mapping and Understanding Internet Use in Sweden From a Critical Perspective

Jennilie Svensson; Maria Fjellfeldt

doi:10.16993/sjdr.1132

Controlling Internet Use: A Contemporary Way of Excluding People With Intellectual Disabilities? Mapping and Understanding Internet Use in Sweden From a Critical Perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 26 (2024): Issue 1

By: Jennilie Svensson and Maria Fjellfeldt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1132 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 505 - 522

Submitted on: Mar 7, 2024

Accepted on: Sep 6, 2024

Published on: Sep 18, 2024

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