The Internet and the independence of individuals with disabilities

Internet Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 272-280

  Grimaldi, Caroline ^a   Goette, Tanya ^b  

^a Georgia Department of Labor   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543124758     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662249910286743     Document Type: Article

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