New type of standard for accessibility, designed to foster the competition and innovation of designers, developers, and project and business management

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-169

  Abernethy, Charles N ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; USER INTERFACES;

INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACE (IUI);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036558525     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290210151740     Document Type: Article

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