Husband, daughter, son and postman, hotwater, knife and towel: Assistive strategies for jar opening

Designing Inclusive Interactions: Inclusive Interactions Between People and Products in Their Contexts of Use

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 187-196

  Yoxall, A ^a   Langley, J ^a   Musselwhite, C ^b   Rodriguez Falcon, E M ^c   Rowson, J ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900553025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-166-0_18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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