Operationalizing Accessibility: From Strategy to Practice
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1388 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 403 - 418
Submitted on: Oct 6, 2025
Accepted on: May 6, 2026
Published on: Sep 7, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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