Accessible websites - what is out there?
Accessible summary Many people use the Internet to find the information they want., We looked at different websites., We wanted to know how they helped people find information., We looked to see whether they had ways of helping people who cannot read., We found that the websites were all very differ...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 122 - 130 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2016
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