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Policies supporting participation in leisure activities for children and youth with disabilities in Canada: from policy to play

K. Shikako-ThomasCanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. LawCanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaView further author information
Pages 381-400 | Received 09 Jan 2014, Accepted 14 Jan 2015, Published online: 27 Mar 2015

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