‘Everyone Has a Right to Be Needed’: Inclusion and Participation in Horse-Related Activities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
By: Marie Gustavsson and Charlotte Lundgren
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1337 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 187 - 199
Submitted on: Jul 2, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 5, 2026
Published on: Apr 10, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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