Project ACCESS: Field Testing an Assistive Technology Toolkit for Students with Mild Disabilities

Journal of Special Education Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 5-17

  Puckett, Kathleen S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

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EID: 26844455598     PISSN: 01626434     EISSN: 23813121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016264340401900201     Document Type: Article

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