Concertina browsers: a formative evaluation of user preference.
Evidence suggests that concertina browsers - browsers with the facility to expand and contract sections of information - are important in providing the reader with an enhanced cognition of small to medium amounts of information. These systems have been shown to be useful for visually disabled users...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 274 - 285 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2008
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