Focus groups as a requirements gathering method with adults with severe speech and physical impairments

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 752-760

  Prior, Suzanne ^a   Waller, Annalu ^a   Kroll, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Disability; Focus groups; Inclusive design; Usability

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DISABILITY; FOCUS GROUPS; INCLUSIVE DESIGN; USABILITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84884485178     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2011.566939     Document Type: Article

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