Making the Computer Accessible to Mentally Retarded Adults

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 171-183

  Robertson, Gretchen L ^a   Hix, Deborah ^b  

^a GR Consulting Services   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845322758     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: 15577317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/505248.506006     Document Type: Article

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