Inclusion for People with Disability: Between Equality and Diversity

• Main Authors: Alix Solángel García Ruiz, Aleida Fernández Moreno
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario 2005-12-01
• Series: Revista Ciencias de la Salud
• Subjects: Disabled people; equity; cultural diversity.
• Online Access: http://www.urosario.edu.co/medicina/CienciasSalud/documentos/vol3n2/13_inclusion_vol3n2.pdf

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