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Peer reviewedAllman, C. B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This study compared which braille-related communication skills 233 teachers of students with visual impairments taught and which 531 adults with visual impairments actually used. Teachers taught use of braillewriters, computers, audiocassette recorders, and typewriters, but rarely taught use of slates and styli and sighted readers' services, which…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audio Equipment, Blindness
Download full textAutomated Functions, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1993
This final report describes the design, development, and testing of the Multiple Output Sensory Trainer (MOST), a computer-based system which enables the evaluation of students with visual impairments to determine the optimal combination of sensory adaptive aids to meet their needs. The system uses multimedia devices in conjunction with customized…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1993
This reference circular lists devices designed to provide people who have visual or physical disabilities with access to printed information. The circular includes devices that hold a book or turn the pages of a book, that magnify print material either manually or electronically, and that convert print into braille or synthetic speech. Listings…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Closed Circuit Television
IBM, Atlanta, GA. National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities. – 1989
The resource guide identifies products which assist visually impaired individuals in accessing IBM (International Business Machine) Personal Computers or the IBM Personal System/2 family of products. An introduction provides a general overview of ways computers can help persons with visual handicaps. The document then provides descriptions of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agencies, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness
O'Brien, Maureen B.; And Others – 1980
A two-year project was conducted by St. Mary's Junior College to improve the science literacy of visually-impaired students (VIS) through the adaptation of instructional methods and materials. A four-step process was used: (1) learning materials were reviewed to identify problem areas; (2) preliminary adaptations were made based on the review; (3)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Blindness, Braille, College Science
Smith, Lynn M. – 1980
A guide to the instruction of students with disabilities is presented to enhance learning in a college or university setting. Various adjustments that can be made in the environment or in teaching style are suggested. The following categories of disabled students are addressed: blind students, partially sighted students, deaf or hearing-impaired…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Audiovisual Aids, Braille
