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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pages: 407 - 408

Year of Publication: 1994

ISBN:0-89791-651-4

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Gary Perlman

Computer & Information Science, Ohio State University, 2036 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

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SIGCAPH: ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped
SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
SIGGROUP: ACM Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work
SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

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