Testing a web information portal for people with learning disabilities

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-51

  Williams, Peter ^a   Hanson Baldauf, Dana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information retrieval; Information technology; Web usability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954453136     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2009.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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