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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 19, 2024 - Issue 3
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Original Research

Ageing with (and into) assistive technology: an exploration of the narratives of amputees and polio survivors

Lewis Johnstonea School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ali Almukhtarb Department of Anthropology, Western University, London, Canada
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Rebecca DePasqualeb Department of Anthropology, Western University, London, Canada
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Narelle Warrena School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-4078
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Pamela Blockb Department of Anthropology, Western University, London, Canada
Pages 900-908 | Received 01 Feb 2022, Accepted 26 Sep 2022, Published online: 11 Oct 2022

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