The use of ICT by adults with learning disabilities in day and residential services

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-44

  Parsons, Sarah ^a   Daniels, Harry ^b   Porter, Jill ^b   Robertson, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT); POLICY STATEMENTS; RESIDENTIAL SERVICES; SPECIFIC USER GROUPS;

CAMERAS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33644986395     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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