Inclusive design for disability: A prototype switch for use in virtual learning environments

Journal of Endocrine Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-119

  Brown, David J ^a   Battersby, Steven ^a   Standen, Penny ^b   Anderton, Nicola ^b   Harrison, Matthew ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Portland Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Physical and cognitive disabilities; User sensitive design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY MODELING LANGUAGE;

EID: 33751251029     PISSN: 1565012X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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