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Seo, JooYoung – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
The issue this paper addresses is the lack of attention to inclusivity of people with visual impairments in the maker movement. To capture major challenges which blind makers are faced with in makerspaces and to learn how to pursue a more accessible making ecology, three online communities for blind makers (The Blind Arduino Blog; Raspberry VI;…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Inclusion, Blindness, Access to Education
Michael, Jessica; Wohlers, H. David – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2019
Chemistry laboratories ordinarily involve a number of visual observations and require qualitative and quantitative explanations of these observations. A student with blindness at Truman State University successfully completed the laboratory portion of the non-majors liberal arts chemistry course with the assistance of a senior undergraduate…
Descriptors: Blindness, Liberal Arts, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
Lund, Emily M.; Cmar, Jennifer L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of survey-based research on predictors or correlates of employment outcomes for individuals with visual impairments (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision). Methods: We used a three-pronged systematic search process to identify quantitative, English, peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: Adults, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Employment Patterns
Lund, Emily M.; Cmar, Jennifer L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: The purpose of this article was to conduct a systematic review of peer-reviewed studies on factors related to employment in consumers who are visually impaired using Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) Case Service Report data. Methods: We used database, hand, and ancestral search strategies to systematically identify…
Descriptors: Blindness, Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Rehabilitation
Kaunda, Neli – Journal of Access Services, 2019
The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) contributes to the quality of life of print-impaired people encouraging independence through access to information, informed decision making, and taking pleasure in the enjoyment of recreational reading. In realizing the vision, SALB implemented two strategic models; agent mini-libraries and…
Descriptors: Models, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Foreign Countries
Martins, Ana Teresa; Faísca, Luís; Vieira, Helena; Gonçalves, Gabriela – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2019
Studies addressing the recognition of emotions in blind or deaf participants have been carried out only with children and adolescents. Due to these age limits, such studies do not clarify the long-term effects of vision and hearing disabilities on emotion recognition in adults. We assessed the ability to recognize basic emotions in 15 deaf adults…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Deafness, Blindness, Adults
Kolitsky, Michael A. – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2019
The geologic method of stratigraphy which studies the structure of the earth by making layers was employed with 3D laser cutting techniques to make more easily defined tactile regions in templates of cells, tissues and anatomic regions containing muscles and bones. Templates were made audio responsive by hand-drilling a small hole in a template…
Descriptors: Science Education, Tactual Perception, Stimuli, Teaching Methods
Ely, Mindy S.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Barton, Allison – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: This paper provides a report of social validity and its usefulness in understanding study effects. Social validity data were drawn from a larger single-case study designed to investigate the effectiveness of the Matrix Approach in the practice of early intervention visual impairment professionals. Methods: Qualitative measures were…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Children
van Leendert, Annemiek; Doorman, Michiel; Drijvers, Paul; Pel, Johan; van der Steen, Johannes – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2022
Braille readers use a braille display and text-to-speech synthesizer while reading and comprehending mathematical expressions and equations. Teachers need to have technological, pedagogical and content (TPACK) knowledge and skills for exploiting the potential of these devices in mathematics education. They have to understand how the use of…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Braille, Blindness
Tuttle, Michael; Carter, Erik W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: "High-tech" assistive technology (AT) plays a critical role in the lives and educational experiences of students with visual impairments (i.e. those who are blind or have low vision). However, little is known about how these students actually use AT within their educational programs. Methods: A survey examining AT use and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Blindness
Rahman, Md Mizanur – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Blind/Visually Impaired (VI) youth of Bangladesh face a significant level of segregation and oppression compared to all people with disabilities living in the country. They are excluded from mainstream education and also face severe inaccessibility in terms of infrastructure and resources. This study aimed to identify the current barriers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Blindness, Visual Impairments
Chen, Xiaomeng; Liang, Lelin; Lu, Minghui – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This study explored the effects of visual status and braille reading patterns on the reading accuracy of students with visual impairments in China. The sample consisted of 121 students aged 10-19 years: 48 were students with congenital visual impairments, 25 were students with adventitious visual impairments, and 48 were sighted students. Students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Braille, Visual Impairments, Blindness
Hayden, H. Emily; Prince, Angela M. T. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2023
Children's literature is a powerful influence on the social construction of perceptions and narratives, and it is critically important that all children see themselves represented in the books in their classrooms. However, strength-based views of characters with a disability are rare in children's picture books, meaning that children with a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Picture Books, Childrens Literature
Suchitporn Lersilp; Kewalin Panyo; Supawadee Putthinoi; Hsiu Yun Hsu; Li-Chieh Kuo; Napalai Chaimaha – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2024
The decision support system (DSS) provides systematic data for improving effective decision-making by school-based occupational therapists (SBOTs) in healthcare services. The purposes of this study were to develop the DSS and investigate its usability in providing the occupational therapy (OT) service for students with disabilities during…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Occupational Therapy, Decision Support Systems, School Health Services
Michael Tuttle; Erik W. Carter – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2024
Assistive technology (AT) is a critical in providing students with visual impairments (VI) access to classroom information. However, little is known about how the fluid and diverse experiences across core-content classrooms that impact the nature of AT use among students with VI. We conducted three classroom observations of 10 secondary-age (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Classroom Environment