Disabled student access in an era of technology

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Wall, Patricia S ^a   Sarver, Lee ^b  

^a Middle Tennessee State University ^*  (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Disabilities Act; Disabled student access; Internet; Web based instruction

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HTML; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STUDENTS;

COMPLIANCE; DISABILITIES ACT; DISABLED STUDENT ACCESS; WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 2942544691     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-7516(03)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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