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‘I know, I can, I will try’: youths and adults with intellectual disabilities in Sweden using information and communication technology in their everyday life

Rebecka Näslund Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Åsa Gardelli Department of Arts, Communication and Education, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
Pages 28-40 | Received 03 Oct 2011, Accepted 31 Jan 2012, Published online: 12 Jul 2012

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