Descriptor
Author
| Blank, Joan C., Ed. | 1 |
| Boyd, L. H. | 1 |
| Davis, Denis P. | 1 |
| Dixon, J. M. | 1 |
| Dodds, Allan G. | 1 |
| Kimmel, Karen S., Ed. | 1 |
| Lindstrom, J. I. | 1 |
| Mandelbaum, J. B. | 1 |
| Schreier, E. M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Sweden | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedSchreier, E. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article describes potential use of new technological products and services by blind/visually impaired people. Items discussed include computer input devices, public telephones, automatic teller machines, airline and rail arrival/departure displays, ticketing machines, information retrieval systems, order-entry terminals, optical character…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedLindstrom, J. I. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article discusses technology available in Sweden for visually impaired and deaf-blind people. It describes systems for stop announcements on buses and trams, queuing systems in shops and banks, text telephones, synthetic speech or braille displays of newspapers and other information sources, and home computers. Ideas for the future are also…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Peer reviewedDixon, J. M.; Mandelbaum, J. B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article traces the development of reading methods for blind/visually impaired persons, including paper braille, recordings, radio reading services, computerized telephone services, personal computers, books on compact disks, and scanning systems. Technological trends that may decrease accessibility to text materials are also noted, such as…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Peer reviewedDodds, Allan G.; Davis, Denis P. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
To develop a battery of tasks to predict and improve mobility performance, a series of functional vision tasks (texural shearing, degraded images, embedded figures, and parafoveal attention) were generated by a microcomputer. Sixty visually impaired subjects given either computerized task training or real-life training improved their low vision…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Low Vision Aids, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedBoyd, L. H.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article describes differences between the graphical user interface and traditional character-based interface systems, identifies potential problems posed by graphic computing environments for blind computer users, and describes some programs and strategies that are being developed to provide access to those environments. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Download full textKimmel, Karen S., Ed.; Blank, Joan C., Ed. – 1981
These proceedings contain 27 papers developed for a conference at which information was provided on currently available and future technological alternatives for delivery of career information. The presentations by staff of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees, Career Information Delivery Systems, and hardware vendors are grouped…
Descriptors: Automation, Bilingual Education, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs
