Designing Accessible Technology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Clarkson, John (Editor), Langdon, Patrick (Editor), Robinson, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Rehabilitation.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Image processing.; Engineering design.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Engineering Design.; Biomedical Engineering.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.

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