A palmtop-based job aid for workers with severe intellectual disabilities

Technology and Disability

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-67

  Furniss, Fred ^a   Ward, Alison ^a   Lancioni, Giulio ^b   Rocha, Nelson ^c   Cunha, Bernardo ^c   Seedhouse, Philip ^d   Morato, Pedro ^e   Waddell, Neil ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d Arden European Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^f Work Place of Leicester Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Cognitive aid; Computer aided support; Severe developmental disability; Supported employment; Task guidance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE;

EID: 0033048649     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1999-10106     Document Type: Article

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