Barriers to the adoption of cell phones for older people with impairments in the USA: Results from an expert review and field study

Technology and Disability

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Pedlow, Robert ^a   Kasnitz, Devva ^b   Shuttleworth, Russell ^c  

^a Independent Disability Studies Scholar   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; disability; impairment; older people

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOBILE PHONE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78650612961     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2010-0298     Document Type: Review

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