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A blind person's interactions with technology

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 52, Issue 8

Pages 58 - 66

https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536636

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Meaning can be as important as usability in the design of technology.

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A Blind Person's Interaction with Technology

August 2009

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DOI:10.1145/1536616

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