The disability divide in internet access and use

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-334

  Dobransky, Kerry ^a   Hargittai, Eszter ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Communication Studies and Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Digital inequality; Disability; Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745430982     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180600751298     Document Type: Review

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