‘Not Worth the Minimum Wage?’ Unpacking the Complexities of Intellectual Disability and its Intersection with Employment Structures
By: Kim Dearing
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.729 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 360 - 370
Submitted on: Apr 17, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 14, 2020
Published on: Dec 11, 2020
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2020 Kim Dearing, published by Stockholm University Press
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