The promise of the internet for disability: A study of on-line services and web site accessibility at centers for independent living

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-26

  Ritchie, Heather ^a   Blanck, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DISABILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNET; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; COUNSELING; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 0037281827     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.520     Document Type: Review

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