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Rosenblum, L. Penny; Lewis, Sandra; D'Andrea, Frances Mary – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
University instructors were surveyed to determine the requirements for their literary braille courses. Twenty-one instructors provided information on the textbooks they used; how they determined errors; reading proficiency requirements; and other pertinent information, such as methods of assessing mastery of the production of braille using a…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Textbooks, Braille, Instructional Materials
Kernohan, Lori – College Quarterly, 2008
The pilot research project reported on here was conducted between October 2005 and March 2006 on one campus of one of Ontario's 24 colleges. The college is located in an urban centre in southern Ontario. The main focus of this pilot study was the exploration of issues of accessibility and accommodation for students with disabilities as they engage…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Sunrich, Matthew; Green, Ravonne – Journal of Access Services, 2007
This study provides an overview of the various products available for library patrons with blindness or visual impairments. To provide some insight into the status of library services for patrons with blindness, a sample of American universities that are recognized for their programs for students with visual impairments was surveyed to discern…
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Library Services
Government Studies & Systems, Philadelphia, PA. – 1974
The results of a nationwide questionnaire survey of over 1,700 braille readers are reported in this document. The objective of the study was to provide new and current information on the characteristics and readership preferences of braille readers served by the Library of Congress's Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DBPH). The…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Federal Programs, National Surveys
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 1979
This report, which summarizes a series of studies conducted to ascertain the extent to which visually impaired persons use the programs of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS), presents an overview of findings concerning the size and demographic characteristics of the household target…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Federal Programs, Library Services
Lewis, Marian – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1970
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Materials
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
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This report, which summarizes a series of studies conducted to ascertain the extent to which visually impaired persons use the programs of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), explains the survey methodology used and presents an overview of findings concerning characteristics, activities,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Braille, Federal Programs
NELSON, CALVIN C. – 1967
IN ORDER TO EXPLORE THE TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN BRINGING THE HONEYWELL MODEL 222 MODIFIED BRAILLE PRINTER TO FULL UTILIZATION, THREE OBJECTIVES WERE DEVELOPED--(1) EXPLORATION OF THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, (2) EXPLORATION OF A SYSTEM FOR DIRECT INPUT OF GRADE TWO BRAILLE SO THAT THE…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computer Programs, Computers
Norwegian Blind Organization, Oslo. – 1973
Presented are seven papers given at a 1973 conference on European braille by the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind. Arne Husveg sees braille as a continuing indispensable aid and recommends legislation giving the blind the right to free instruction and materials. The use of special braille systems of mathematical, physical, and chemical…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computer Programs, Conference Reports

Wittenstein, Stuart H. – RE:view, 1993
Analysis of completed surveys from 230 teachers of blind and visually impaired learners found that preservice training programs emphasizing the methodology of teaching Braille and the development of tactual perception tended to produce teachers who have positive attitudes toward Braille and feel competent in teaching Braille to children. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education

Haugann, E. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1987
Forty visually impaired college students and older people were surveyed concerning improvements in Norway's educational system. The survey focused on attendance at mainstreamed or special schools, counseling services, braille books and talking books, and the need for a personal reader. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, College Students, Counseling Services

Amato, Sheila – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
A survey was conducted with 45 instructors from teacher training programs for teaching students with visual impairments. Respondents evidenced a strong commitment to Braille literacy and teacher preparation, however, findings indicate a lack of consistency in Braille courses with respect to standards and criteria for competence in Braille…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Blindness, Braille, Course Content
Evensen, Richard H. – 1974
A Braille Reader Survey Analysis was prepared for the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress in 1974 in order to determine what kinds of books and magazines current braille readers like to read, and to obtain information about braille readers. The survey mailing list was gleaned from subscription lists of four…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Library Circulation
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