A participatory program evaluation of a systems change program to improve access to information technology by people with disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 1185-1199

  Mirza, Mansha ^a   Anandan, Navaraj ^a   Madnick, Frances ^a   Hammel, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Information technology; Social action

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33749361626     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600551633     Document Type: Article

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