User needs and user requirements of people with dementia: Multimedia application for entertainment

Assistive Technology Research Series

Volumn 24, Issue , 2009, Pages 61-75

  Mäki, Outi ^a   Topo, Päivi ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

assistive technology; dementia; design; multimedia; universal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865450450     PISSN: 1383813X     EISSN: 18798071     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-950-9-61     Document Type: Article

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