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Public policy issues in augmentative and alternative communication technologies a comparison of the U.K. and the U.S.

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Interactions, Volume 20, Issue 3

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Public policy increasingly plays a role in influencing the work that we do as HCI researchers, interaction designers, and practitioners. "Public policy" is a broad term that includes both government policy and policy within non-governmental organizations, such as standards bodies. The Interacting with Public Policy forum focuses on topics at the intersection of human-computer interaction and public policy. Jonathan Lazar, Editor

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Public policy issues in augmentative and alternative communication technologies a comparison of the U.K. and the U.S.
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Computing / technology policy

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