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Bliss, James C.; Moore, Mary W. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1974
Given is detailed information about the Optacon reading system, which uses a portable electronic device enabling blind persons to convert inkprint materials into tactile form, as well as features and accessories that extend Optacon use in conjunction with machines such as electronic calculators and typewriters. (LH)
Descriptors: Blindness, Equipment Utilization, Exceptional Child Education, Reading Skills
Moore, Mary W.; Bliss, James C. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1975
Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Reading Skills, Sensory Aids
Download full textMoore, Mary W. – 1973
A guide used by inservice teachers and agency caseworkers in three 2-week summer institutions (1973) for teaching visually handicapped children and adults how to read with the Optacon, a portable optical-to-tactile-converter, is presented. The institutes are said to have been of a two-year special education pilot project to demonstrate usefulness…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Reading
