‘Bridging the Gap’: Integrating Human Rights- Based Approaches to Disability Welfare in Local Government in Uganda
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1286 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 714 - 727
Submitted on: Mar 27, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 16, 2025
Published on: Dec 3, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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