Co-creating an assistive technology peer-support community: learnings from AT Chat
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عنوان ژورنال: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1748-3107,1748-3115
DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2021.1897694