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Moving beyond the White Cane: Building an Online Learning Environment for the Visually Impaired Professional.

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Mitchell, Donald P.; Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000

Describes the development of an online learning environment for a visually impaired professional. Topics include physical barriers, intellectual barriers, psychological barriers, and technological barriers; selecting appropriate hardware and software; and combining technologies that include personal computers, Web-based resources, network…

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection

Making CD-ROM's Multimedia Work for All Users.

Wlodkowski, Tom – Computers in Libraries, 1999

Highlights multimedia CD-ROMs that can describe pictures aloud for blind users and turn sound into text for the deaf. Outlines barriers confronting blind users. Discusses software programs designed to significantly improve access to multimedia software for users with disabilities and presents evaluation criteria for purchasing the most accessible…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Blindness, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection