Assistive technology and distance learning: Making content accessible

Assistive Technology Research, Practice, and Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 233-251

  Bastedo, Kathleen ^a   Vargas, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84938944614     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5015-2.ch016     Document Type: Chapter

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