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Tukimin, Sunardi; Handayani, Dini; Alimin, Zaenal; Somad, Permanarian – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
This research is motivated by the interaction between deaf students with blind people in the context of friendship and buying and selling, but these two individuals can not communicate well due to the obstacles of the message is not acceptable or delivered by means of existing communication. Communication between the visually impaired and deaf is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Blindness, Friendship
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2020
Smarter Balanced is committed to providing accessibility resources and supporting formative assessment processes that help educators better serve the needs of diverse students, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing and/or blind or visually impaired. This document describes how Smarter Balanced designs accessible tests and supports…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Deafness
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Guimarães, Cayley; Oliveira Machado, Milton César; Fernandes, Sueli F. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
Deaf people use Sign Language (SL) for intellectual development, communications and other human activities that are mediated by language--such as the expression of complex and abstract thoughts and feelings; and for literature, culture and knowledge. The Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is a complete linguistic system of visual-spatial manner,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Foreign Countries, Picture Books
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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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Lamichhane, Kamal – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
There are many techniques for communicating with individuals who are deaf-blind. In Japan, another technique, known as fingerbraille, is also used. Fingerbraille is a tactile method of communication that is based on Japanese braille script. This article introduces the reader to the history of the development of this communication technique and to…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Japanese
Christensen, Laurene L.; Albus, Debra A.; Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Kincaid, Aleksis – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2013
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities are required to participate in all state and district assessments similar to their peers without disabilities. This includes assessments used for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I accountability purposes for demonstrating proficiency in academic content, assessments used…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Policy, Disabilities, Student Participation
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990
This reference circular lists organizations that provide a variety of direct services to blind and visually impaired persons, including advocacy and employment programs, assistive devices, and publications offered in special format. Many of the organizations also offer guidance to families of blind and visually impaired persons and training for…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Deafness, Directories
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Hansen, Eric G.; Forer, Douglas C.; Lee, Moon J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2004
There is a great need to explore approaches for developing computer-based testing systems that are more accessible for people with disabilities. This report explores three prototype test delivery approaches, describing their development and formative evaluations. Fifteen adults, 2 to 4 from each of the six disability statuses--blindness, low…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Computers, Formative Evaluation
Hinton, Daniel E., Sr. – 1992
This final report describes activities and products of an 18-month study on improving access of persons with sensory impairments to media, telecommunications, electronic correspondence, and other communications devices by means of technological advancements. Ten scenarios were developed which describe potential applications of: (1) Braille devices…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Clark, Leslie L., Ed. – 1969
Articles report surveys and research studies as well as describe systems in educational technology. Areas treated include the following: multihandicapped blind and deaf blind children in California, by B. Lowenfeld; modern trends in mobility, by J.A. Leonard; factors in the definition of deafness as they relate to incidence and prevalence, by J.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Braille