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Bashir, Rukhsana; Fatima, Ghulam; Malik, Misbah; Younus, Muhammad; Ali, Irfan – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2017
The main objective of this study was to identify the library resources available for persons with special needs in the libraries of public and private sector universities of Lahore, Punjab province. The sample of the study included 23 librarians working in the libraries of different departments which were selected through simple random sampling…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Stone, Brian W.; Kay, Donovan; Reynolds, Anthony – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
Instructors of postsecondary classes in statistics rely heavily on visuals in their teaching, both within the classroom and in resources like textbooks, handouts, and software, but this information is often inaccessible to students who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). The unique challenges involved in adapting both pedagogy and course…
Descriptors: College Students, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Teaching Methods
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Scheithauer, Mindy C.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
Line tracking is a prerequisite skill for braille literacy that involves moving one's finger horizontally across a line of braille text and identifying when a line ends so the reader may reset his or her finger on the subsequent line. Current procedures for teaching line tracking are incomplete, because they focus on tracking lines with only…
Descriptors: Braille, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Teaching Methods
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Lahav, Orly; Hagab, Noha; Levy, Sharona Tal; Talis, Vadim – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
Access to curriculum learning materials is a central need for students who are blind. This research examined the use of Listening-to-Complexity (L2C) based on NetLogo, an agent-based modeling language enabling exploration and construction of models of complex systems. L2C, designed for users who are blind, provides several auditory streams…
Descriptors: Blindness, STEM Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Feucht, Florian C.; Holmgren, Chelsea R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2018
Introduction: The authors of this study evaluated the necessary features of tactile maps to provide independent, efficient, and safe travel across a university campus; and a process for developing tactile maps based on user needs and preferences. Methods: Participants who have low vision provided input, through interviews and field tests,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Tactual Perception, Media Adaptation
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Park, Hyu-Yong – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
This article discusses the usefulness of Braille music as a mediational means for musicians with visual impairment (MVI). Specifically, three broad issues are the focus of this study: (1) three notions as the conceptual frameworks, namely, mediation, appropriation and mastery; (2) three criteria of the usefulness of Braille music, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Braille
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Siu, Yue-Ting; Emerson, Robert Wall – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2017
Over the last decade, many innovations have significantly changed the classroom. As a result, the authors believe the roles of vision professionals, primarily teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists, and braille transcribers, have likewise changed drastically in that time period. Although the…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Visual Impairments, Special Education Teachers, Blindness
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Datta, Poulomee; Talukdar, Joy – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This study investigated the self-concept of students with vision impairment who were placed in specialist and mainstream educational settings in South Australia. Self-Concept was explored across six dimensions, namely Physical, Moral, Personal, Family, Social and Academic Self-Concepts and the Total Self-Concept. The "Tennessee Self-Concept…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments, Adolescents
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Alutei, Alexandra-Maria; Szelitzky, Emoke; Mandru, Dan – Assistive Technology, 2013
In this article the authors present the transient thermal analysis for a developed thermal linear actuator based on wax paraffin used to drive the cells of a Braille device. A numerical investigation of transient heat transfer phenomenon during paraffin melting and solidification in an encapsulated recipient has been carried out using the ANSYS…
Descriptors: Braille, Heat, Assistive Technology, Blindness
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McKay, Veronica I.; Romm, Norma R. A. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
In this article, we locate the "Kha Ri Gude" South African Mass Literacy Campaign within the context of the problem of illiteracy and exclusion in South Africa, while concentrating on various post-apartheid initiatives designed to give visually challenged adults the opportunity to become literate. We shall provide a detailed account of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blindness, Adult Literacy, Inclusion
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Dickman, A. G.; Martins, A. O.; Ferreira, A. C.; Andrade, L. M. – Physics Education, 2014
We devise and test a set of tactile symbols to represent elements frequently used in mechanics diagrams, such as vectors, ropes, pulleys, blocks and surfaces, that can be used to adapt drawings of physics situations in textbooks for blind students. We also investigate how figures are described for blind students in classroom activities and exams,…
Descriptors: Blindness, High School Students, Tactile Adaptation, Visual Aids
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Jo, Wonjin; I, Jang Hee; Harianto, Rachel Ananda; So, Ji Hyun; Lee, Hyebin; Lee, Heon Ju; Moon, Myoung-Woon – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2016
The authors investigate how 3D printing technology could be utilized for instructional materials that allow visually impaired students to have full access to high-quality instruction in history class. Researchers from the 3D Printing Group of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) provided the Seoul National School for the Blind with…
Descriptors: Printing, Technological Advancement, Technology Uses in Education, Braille
Songkhao, Rujira – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study investigated the writing results from an existing data set of 36 students who performed braille writing dictation through the repeated writing activity in the braille writing app. The data was the writing results of students between the first and the sixth grade levels. Results were categorized into types of errors, the most common…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Braille, Writing Assignments
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Herzberg, Tina S.; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Introduction: This study analyzed the accuracy of 107 mathematics worksheets prepared for tactile learners. The mean number of errors was calculated, and we examined whether there was a significant difference in the level of accuracy based on National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) certification or job role of…
Descriptors: Braille, Mathematics Materials, Elementary Secondary Education, Tactile Adaptation
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Supalo, Cary A.; Kennedy, Sean H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Organic chemistry courses can present major obstacles to access for students with blindness or low vision (BLV). In recent years, efforts have been made to represent organic chemistry concepts in tactile forms for blind students. These methodologies are described in this manuscript. Further work being done at Illinois State University is also…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Blindness, Visual Impairments
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