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Grunwald, Arnold – 1977
A project summary and 20 related papers are presented on the Argonne Braille Machine, a device which produces braille-equivalent information on magnetic tape rather than embossing dots on paper. The summary traces the machine's development while 10 papers cover such issues as user reactions, evaluation proposals, use and care of the machine, the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Electromechanical Aids
Tait, Pearl E.; Kessler, Carol – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Described is an audio/tactual sex education program developed for visually handicapped children. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Jacks, Diane; Taylor, Richard – Adult Education (London), 1975
The authors describe how the University of Leeds has successfully met the challenge of providing a summer school for blind students by offering subjects (art, history, and human biology) normally considered inappropriate for blind students. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blindness, College Curriculum
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Direct linkArnold, Alison – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2004
This article describes the work of a group of professionals in the United Kingdom known as the VIEW Braille Literacy Committee, committed to the development of teaching braille. Members meet each school term and have had the support of the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) in realizing numerous projects aimed at improving access to…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Foreign Countries, Reading Skills
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1984 Expert Meeting of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind include: (1) "Teaching Map Concepts to the Blind" (R. B. Horsfall and B. Cox, Canada); (2) "Optical Character Recognition 'Reading' for Computerized Braille Production"…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
