Computer usage by children with down syndrome: Challenges and future research

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Feng, Jinjuan ^a   Lazar, Jonathan ^a   Kumin, Libby ^b   Ozok, Ant ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Computer use; Down syndrome; Human computer interaction

Indexed keywords

CAREER DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER USE; DESIGN CHALLENGES; DOWN SYNDROME; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INDEPENDENT LIVING; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; SURVEY METHODOLOGY;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 78651529830     PISSN: 19367228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1714458.1714460     Document Type: Article

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