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An Investigation of the Height of Embossed Braille Dots for Labels on Pharmaceutical Products
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Douglas, Graeme; Weston, Annette; Whittaker, Jennifer; Wilkins, Sarah Morley; Robinson, Duncan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
European legislation requires new pharmaceutical packaging to include both the name and strength of the drug in braille on boxes and bottles. Much of the braille on medical packaging is currently produced by an embossing process on boxes. The height of the dots that can be achieved through these methods is less than 0.3 mm. The physical dimensions…
Descriptors: Braille, Readability, Pharmacy, Merchandise Information
Learning Braille and Print Together -- The Mainstream Issues
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Rogers, Sue – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2007
This article reports on a national survey and follow-up interviews with vision-support teachers. The study related to pupils in mainstream schools who are identified as able to read large print but also need to learn braille to increase access to the curriculum. The aim of the survey was to elicit information about the diversity of the group and…
Descriptors: Large Type Materials, Braille, Teacher Attitudes, Mainstreaming
Programed Learning for the Blind; Some Exploratory Studies
Tobin, M. J.; and others – Educ Visually Handicapped, 1970
Descriptors: Braille, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Programed Instruction
Information Technology and Braille Examinations: An Automated Approach.
Schofield, J.; Vincent, A. T. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1986
Describes a project at Chorleywood College (England) which examined the possibility of automating the transcription of braille examination responses for marking by examination boards. Discussion covers the braille code, requirements of the transcription system, an analysis of mock examination papers which led to system modification, and the final…
Descriptors: Automation, Braille, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries
"I Have Mastered the Braille Code but No One Has Taught Me How to Teach It"
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Johnston, Dolores – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2004
This paper presents the results of a postal questionnaire survey carried out in the south-west of England into the teaching of braille to school-age children. It reports upon the qualifications and experiences of the school teachers and learning support assistants (LSAs) involved in this work. It also enquires into materials and resources…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Braille, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
A Snapshot of 2003-4: Blind and Partially Sighted Students in Higher Education in England and Northern Ireland
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Gray, Gemma; Wilkins, Sarah Morley – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2005
This survey explored the numbers and proportion of partially sighted, blind braille reading and blind non-braille reading students in Higher Education (HE) in 2003-4. As part of a HEFCE/DELNI funded project, all 134 disability offices in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in England and Northern Ireland were contacted by telephone and email, to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Partial Vision, Braille
Computer Assisted Learning for the V.H. Information Sheets, Nos. 1-6, November 1983-August 1985.
Blenkhorn, Paul; And Others – 1985
Information sheets on resources, assistance, software, and hardware for visually handicapped (VH) students in England are collected in this document. The first information sheet, "Getting Help--What, Where, and Who," lists general sources of assistance, equipment, and books. The second information sheet, "Computer Hardware Used in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction
Library Services to Hospital Patients and Handicapped Readers Libraries and the Deaf--The Hidden Society [and] Social Achievements of the RSFSR in Providing the Blind with Books.
Anderson, William; Zharkov, D. S. – 1981
The first of two papers presents suggestions on library services for the deaf by a British university lecturer, and the second provides an enumeration of Russian achievements in providing the blind with books. Based on an outline of the personal and social implications of deafness and unawareness of the deaf on the part of libraries and the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Braille, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments