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Download full textFrankel, Lois; Brownstein, Beth; Soiffer, Neil; Hansen, Eric – Educational Testing Service, 2016
The work described in this report is the first phase of a project to provide easy-to-use tools for authoring and rendering secondary-school algebra-level math expressions in synthesized speech that is useful for students with blindness or low vision. This report describes the initial development, software implementation, and evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Algebra, Audio Equipment, Blindness
Crotty, Timothy J. – 1983
An evaluation of the E-Z cassette player was conducted for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to determine if the player is suitable for readers who either had no previous experience with cassettes or who cannot operate a standard NLS cassette player. Players were distributed to volunteer library patrons…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recorders, Blindness
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This final segment of a series of studies to ascertain the degree to which visually impaired persons use the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) examines the methodologies involved in conducting the studies, as well as the problems associated with those methodologies. Chapters explore the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Institutional Research, Library Services, Questionnaires
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1980
This evaluation of the use of volunteers in the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) had five objectives: (1) to determine all categories of tasks currently performed by volunteers for network programs and to estimate the amount of time spent on each category by volunteers on a yearly basis; (2) to assess the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Formative Evaluation, Library Networks, Library Personnel
Market Facts, Washington, DC. – 1981
In order to develop a profile of the readership served by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), and to identify readers' interests and concerns as an aid to future program planning, a users survey was conducted during the autumn of 1979. After a questionnaire was designed and tested, NLS members were surveyed…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Libraries, Library Materials
Wessells, Michael B.; And Others – 1979
This study evaluates user satisfaction and the cost effectiveness of the use of computer systems in the Braille and Talking Book Program of the Ohio Regional Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and makes recommendations for patterns of service and funding. This report provides an executive summary as well as a 3-part presentation…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Delivery Systems
