Experiences of Visually Impaired and Blind Students in UK Higher Education: An Exploration of Access and Participation
By: Emma Croft
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.721 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 382 - 392
Submitted on: Mar 20, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 22, 2020
Published on: Dec 23, 2020
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2020 Emma Croft, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.