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Autore |
Petrick Elizabeth R. |
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Making computers accessible : disability rights and digital technology / / Elizabeth R. Petrick |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Collana |
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History of science, technology, and medicine |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Computers and people with disabilities - United States |
Assistive computer technology - United States |
Microcomputers - Social aspects - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the development of accessible personal computer technologies -- Disability rights and technology before the personal computer -- Early personal computer accessibility, 1980-1987 -- Building the network: corporate philanthropy and the National Special Education Alliance -- The growth of disability rights and accessible computer technologies -- Accessibility and software applications in the 1990's -- Conclusion: the promises of personal computers. |
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