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Van Der Mark, Lisa – Sign Language Studies, 2023
The focus of this article is on deafblind people who are or have been involved with deaf signing communities and, when vision changes, transition to tactile reception of sign language. This brings about a disconnection with the signing community, exploration of (other) possibilities, and seeking or creating deaf blind spaces. In the United States,…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Sign Language, Tactual Perception, Interpersonal Communication
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Bleau, Maxime; Jaiswal, Atul; Holzhey, Peter; Wittich, Walter – SAGE Open, 2022
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a promising tool to produce assistive technology. For instance, individuals with deafblindness (concurrent vision and hearing loss) could benefit from tactile AM-based products as touch may be their main gateway to access information. This study thus aimed to synthesize evidence on the…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Printing, Assistive Technology, Tactile Adaptation
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Friend, Lesley; Mills, Kathy A. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2021
This research examined the role of touch in creative media production in the context of educational and community makerspaces. Touch, while only recently explored in digital media production, is a crucial perceptive sense through which to experience the world, particularly in two- and three-dimensional making, and to explore texture, temperature,…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Tactual Perception, Manipulative Materials, Human Body
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Zebehazy, Kim T.; Wilton, Adam P. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Introduction: This study investigated the perceptions and practices of teachers of students with visual impairments in Canada and the United States regarding graphics (both tactile and print) that are used by students with visual impairments. Questions focused on quality, importance, and instruction in the use of graphics. Methods: An electronic…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Foreign Countries, Tactual Perception
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction