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Mukherjee, 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
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Herzberg, Tina S.; Stough, Laura M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
This study analyzed the quality of brailled instructional materials transcribed by 40 public school personnel. The authors calculated the correlation of the certification status of the personnel and the average amount of time spent transcribing per week with the total number of transcription errors. The findings suggest that students who read…
Descriptors: Braille, Teacher Developed Materials, Public Schools, School Personnel