Considering Response Efficiency as a Strategy to Prevent Assistive Technology Abandonment

Journal of Special Education Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 45-50

  Johnston, Susan S ^a   Evans, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 79951869878     PISSN: 01626434     EISSN: 23813121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016264340502000305     Document Type: Article

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