Consumer-identified barriers and strategies for optimizing technology use in the workplace

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  De Jonge, Desleigh M ^a   Rodger, Sylvia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; customization; disability; work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 39049172093     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500167324     Document Type: Article

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