Access to information on the World Wide Web for blind and visually impaired people

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 335-345

  Oppenheim, Charles ^a   Selby, Karen ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000407261     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006993     Document Type: Article

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