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Download full textRalejoe, Malehlanye – South African Journal of Education, 2021
The study reported on here was conducted to investigate the perceptions of 8 learners in a secondary school in the Maseru district of Lesotho about inclusive education as it relates to learners with visual impairment. This school had integrated children with visual impairment. The study was conducted using a qualitative research approach, and a…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
Direct linkMukherjee, Anirban; Garain, Utpal; Biswas, Arindam – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Diagram describing texts are integral part of science and engineering subjects including geometry, physics, engineering drawing, etc. In order to understand such text, one, at first, tries to draw or perceive the underlying diagram. For perception of the blind students such diagrams need to be drawn in some non-visual accessible form like tactile…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Blindness, Science Education, Maps
Handa, Kozue; Dairoku, Hitoshi; Toriyama, Yoshiko – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2010
This study investigates the priority needs of museum service accessibility for visually impaired visitors. For this purpose, conjoint analysis was utilized. Four conjoint attributes of museum services were selected: A--facilities for wayfinding; B--exhibitions and collections including objects for touching, hearing, smelling, etc.; C--information…
Descriptors: Large Type Materials, Museums, Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments
FREIBERGER, HOWARD; MURPHY, EUGENE F. – 1966
AT A TECHNICAL SESSION, SIXTY-ONE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND AGENCIES OF THE BLIND DISCUSSED RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF READING MACHINES WHICH PERMIT BLIND PERSONS GREATER INDEPENDENCE IN READING THE PRINTED PAGE. THEY ALSO EXPLORED PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THESE EFFORTS AND PROPOSED…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Reading, Sensory Aids
Knowlton, Marie; Wetzel, Robin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
This study compared the length of text in English Braille American Edition, the Nemeth code, and the computer braille code with the Unified English Braille Code (UEBC)--also known as Unified English Braille (UEB). The findings indicate that differences in the length of text are dependent on the type of material that is transcribed and the grade…
Descriptors: Braille, Coding, Tactile Adaptation, Sensory Aids
Bourgeois, Michelle; And Others – 1979
The operating manual for the Digicassette (or Portable Braille Recorder--PBR), an electronic braille reading and writing machine and an audiotape recorder which is compact and easy to carry around, is presented. Following a preface and an introduction are sections which address the following topics: orientation to parts and functions of the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Blindness, Braille, Electromechanical Aids
Peer reviewedLederman, Susan J.; Campbell, Jamie I. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
Initial research is reported on development of a tangible graphics (a display with raised symbols for reading by hand rather than by eye) system and its evaluation by 20 blind adults. Results suggested that tangible graphs are a viable source of spatial information for blind readers. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Reading Improvement
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1985
The bibliography lists books, articles, reports, and other materials on devices that convert print to speech, braille or other tactile output for use by blind persons. The material has been published since 1975. The bibliography is divided into three sections: (1) general works, including background information, history, works treating several…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Electromechanical Aids, Reading Instruction
Davidson, Terry – New Outlook for the Blind, 1973
Descriptors: Braille, Exceptional Child Services, Sensory Aids, Tactual Perception
Croft, Diane L., Ed. – 1986
Detailed product information on peripherals for the blind computer user is provided and applications, availability, reliability, price, and selection considerations are described. Chapters address the following topics and product categories: (1) scanners (optical character readers, Kurzweil Reading Machine); (2) a buyer's guide to modems; (3)…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Electronic Equipment
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed.; Hanke, Peter, Ed. – 1984
World-wide in scope, this directory lists organizations producing braille or Talking Books, maintaining braille libraries, and exchanging resources with organizations serving blind or handicapped people. The directory is arranged in seven geographical sections: Africa, Asia, Australia (including Oceania), Europe (including U.S.S.R.), Middle East…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, International Programs, Physical Disabilities
Ashcroft, S. C. – 1979
An evaluation and research program was designed to determine user satisfaction and the practicality, reliability, and maintainability of the Digicassette (or Portable Braille Recorder--PBR) and to study the braille reading and writing functions. Ten PBRs were placed with 14 students and 14 adults. Products of the research program included training…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Blindness, Braille, Electromechanical Aids
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1972
Presented are 11 papers given at a conference on the evaluation of sensory aids for the visually handicapped which emphasized mobility and reading aids beginning to be tested and distributed widely. Many of the presentations are by the principal developers or advocates of the aids. Introductory readings compare the role of evaluation in the…
Descriptors: Braille, Conference Reports, Electromechanical Aids, Exceptional Child Education
Vermey, Geerat J. – Educ Visually Handicapped, 1969
Descriptors: Braille, Exceptional Child Education, Material Development, Raised Line Drawings
Eveland, Elmer Lee – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
Presented are two letters, one from a teacher suggesting a magazine column for exchanging ideas on serving the visually handicapped and the other from a blind individual describing ideas, helpful devices, and commercial items relating to the use of braille and cassettes. (SB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Education, Information Dissemination
