Effect of diagnosis, body site and experience on text entry rate of individuals with physical disabilities: a systematic review.
Objective:This study systematically reviewed the research on computer text entry by people with physical disabilities, and conducted a quantitative synthesis of text entry rates associated with individuals’ diagnosis, body site used with the interface and their level of experience. Method:We searche...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 312 - 323 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2018
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