TY - CHAP
T1 - Motor impairments and universal access
AU - Keates, Simeon
PY - 2009/6/22
Y1 - 2009/6/22
N2 - For people with functional impairments, access to, and independent control of, a computer can be an important part of everyday life. For example, people whose impairments prevent communication through writing or speaking can, with appropriate technology, perform these activities with computer assistance. Improved computer access has also been shown to give significant gains in educational success and employment opportunities for people with impairments. However, to be of benefit, computer systems must be accessible. That is, after all, the underlying message of this handbook.
AB - For people with functional impairments, access to, and independent control of, a computer can be an important part of everyday life. For example, people whose impairments prevent communication through writing or speaking can, with appropriate technology, perform these activities with computer assistance. Improved computer access has also been shown to give significant gains in educational success and employment opportunities for people with impairments. However, to be of benefit, computer systems must be accessible. That is, after all, the underlying message of this handbook.
UR - http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9780805862805
U2 - 10.1201/9781420064995-14
DO - 10.1201/9781420064995-14
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780805862805
T3 - Human Factors and Ergonomics
SP - 5.1-5.14
BT - The universal access handbook
A2 - Stephanidis, Constantine
PB - CRC Press
CY - Boca Raton, FL
ER -