Computer use by middle-aged and older adults with disabilities

Technology and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Mann, William C ^a   Belchior, Patricia ^a   Tomita, Machiko R ^b   Kemp, Bryan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Equipment design; Workstation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17144401897     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2005-17101     Document Type: Article

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