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Sounds and (Braille) cells: co-designing music technology with blind and visually impaired musicians 声音和(盲文)细胞:与盲人和视障音乐家共同设计音乐技术

Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1145/3493612.3520464

W. Payne

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Teaching accessibility as a shared endeavour: building capacity across academic and workplace contexts 将无障碍教学作为一项共同努力:在学术和工作环境中建立能力

Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1145/3493612.3520451

A. Coverdale, S. Lewthwaite, S. Horton

引用次数: 4

How and why we run: investigating the experiences of blind and visually-impaired runners 我们如何以及为什么跑步:调查盲人和视障跑步者的经历

Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1145/3493612.3520445

Sidas A. Saulynas, Mei-Lian Vader, Apoorva Bendigeri, Tristan King, Anirudh Nagraj, Ravi Kuber

引用次数: 1

Out with accessibility - in with inclusive design 出无障碍，进包容性设计

Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1145/3493612.3520444

Robin Christopherson

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Investigating older adults' adoption and usage of online conferencing tools during COVID-19 调查COVID-19期间老年人对在线会议工具的采用和使用情况

Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1145/3493612.3520447

Hirak Ray, Ravi Kuber, Adam J. Aviv

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引用次数: 2