Comparison of print and braille reading rates on three reading tasks

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-154

  Wetzel, Robin ^a   Knowlton, Marie ^b  

^a 227 Burton Hall ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAILLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0034008412     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0009400303     Document Type: Article

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