Understanding users with Diabetic Retinopathy: Factors that affect performance in a menu selection task

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Edwards, P J ^a   Barnard, L ^a   Leonard, V K ^a   Yi, J S ^a   Moloney, K P ^a   Kongnakorn, T ^a   Jacko, J A ^a   Sainfort, F ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Menu selection; Multimodal feedback; Visual impairment; Windows accessibility settings

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; EYE PROTECTION; FEEDBACK; HEALTH CARE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; MENU SELECTION; MULTIMODAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 27944478539     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290512331323189     Document Type: Article

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