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Suwannawut, Nantanoot – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Many academic institutions around the world are utilizing and investing in online learning management systems (LMS). While several research studies have examined the functionality of this type of technology, little attention has been paid to accessibility issues, in particular to the complex web-based interfaces for learners with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Moraes, Marcia – Disability & Society, 2012
This paper presents some results of research carried out with a group of blind and partially sighted youths who are enrolled in a school for people with visual disabilities in Brazil. This research aims to promote different articulations between the body and cognition. Based on actor-network theory, it considers that having a body means learning…
Descriptors: Partial Vision, Foreign Countries, Blindness, Visual Impairments
Gordon-Salant, Sandra; Friedman, Sarah A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2011
Purpose: To determine whether older blind participants recognize time-compressed speech better than older sighted participants. Method: Three groups of adults with normal hearing participated (n = 10/group): (a) older sighted, (b) older blind, and (c) younger sighted listeners. Low-predictability sentences that were uncompressed (0% time…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Blindness, Speech, Recognition (Psychology)
Isaacson, Mick D.; Supalo, Cary; Michaels, Michelle; Roth, Alan – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2016
This study examined the potential relationship of accessible hands-on science learning experiences to the development of positive beliefs concerning one's capacity to function in the sciences and motivation to consider science as a college major and career. Findings from Likert survey items given before and after engaging in accessible hands-on…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Hands on Science, Self Esteem, Motivation
Supalo, Cary A.; Humphrey, Jennifer R.; Mallouk, Thomas E.; Wohlers, H. David; Carlsen, William S. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
To determine whether a suite of audible adaptive technologies would increase the hands-on participation of high school students with blindness or low vision in chemistry and physics courses, data were examined from a multi-year field study conducted with students in mainstream classrooms at secondary schools across the United States. The students…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Hands on Science, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Quigney, Theresa A. – Journal of School Counseling, 2017
The transition to life after high school for students with disabilities and the vital role that school counselors have in assisting the students and their families to achieve success are discussed. As there may be unique requirements for these students in making this transition, it is important that school counselors are acquainted with particular…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Goal Orientation
Papadopoulos, Konstantinos S.; Koustriava, Eleni; Charalampidou, Maria; Gerapostolou, Ioanna – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
The aim of this study is to explore the differences in personality traits amongst adults with blindness, adults with low vision and sighted adults. Moreover, the relationship between the four scales of Eysenck's personality questionnaire and the demographic characteristics of participants with visual impairments was examined. There are no…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Personality Traits, Correlation
Bruce, Susan M.; Feinstein, Jennie Dapice; Kennedy, Meghan C.; Liu, Ming – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2015
Introduction: This study examined the effect of an animal-assisted humane education course on the knowledge of students about caring for dogs physically and psychologically and making informed decisions about dog ownership, including working dogs. Method: This collaborative action-research study employed case study design to examine the effect of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Blindness, Visually Impaired Mobility, Animals
Xie, Iris; Babu, Rakesh; Joo, Soohyung; Fuller, Paige – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2015
Introduction: This study explores blind users' unique help-seeking situations in interacting with digital libraries. In particular, help-seeking situations were investigated at both the physical and cognitive levels. Method: Fifteen blind participants performed three search tasks, including known- item search, specific information search, and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Blindness, Help Seeking, Access to Information
Lee, Lay Wah; Mohamed, Abdul Rashid; Altamimi, Ahmed. A. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
This paper reports on the design, development, and evaluation of an online e-learning tutorial system to instruct pre-service special educators in Malay braille code. The technological pedagogical content knowledge framework (TPACK) was employed to integrate expertise in content, pedagogy, and technology to design and develop this system. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indonesian Languages, Blindness, Braille
Zebehazy, Kim T.; Wilton, Adam P. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Introduction: This study investigated the perceptions and practices of teachers of students with visual impairments in Canada and the United States regarding graphics (both tactile and print) that are used by students with visual impairments. Questions focused on quality, importance, and instruction in the use of graphics. Methods: An electronic…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Foreign Countries, Tactual Perception
Savaiano, Mackenzie E.; Compton, Donald L.; Hatton, Deborah D.; Lloyd, Blair P. – Exceptional Children, 2016
The association made between the meaning, spelling, and pronunciation of a word has been shown to help children remember the meanings of words. The present study addressed whether the presence of a target word in Braille during instruction facilitated vocabulary learning more efficiently than an auditory-only instructional condition. The authors…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Visual Impairments, Blindness
Gentle, Frances; Steer, Michael; Howse, Josie – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2012
In this article the authors will outline and describe the recent implementation of Unified English Braille (UEB) in Australia's complex school systems. The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities (NSW/DEC) played a leading role in the process. The education sector at all levels in Australia appears to have embraced the introduction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Braille, Blindness, Professional Development
Janssen, Marleen J.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne; Van Dijk, Jan P. M.; Huisman, Mark; Ruijssenaars, Wied A. J. J. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Educators and children with congenital deaf-blindness experience major challenges in building interactions that are reciprocated and sustained. Studies have shown that affect attunement and sensitive responsiveness are crucial for a child to feel recognized and for synchronizing early conversations. The authors previously presented the Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Interaction, Blindness, Deaf Blind, Deafness
Crollen, Virginie; Mahe, Rachel; Collignon, Olivier; Seron, Xavier – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
Previous research has suggested that the use of the fingers may play a functional role in the development of a mature counting system. However, the role of developmental vision in the elaboration of a finger numeral representation remains unexplored. In the current study, 14 congenitally blind children and 14 matched sighted controls undertook…
Descriptors: Blindness, Vision, Cognitive Ability, Children