PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE COMPREHENSION OF COMPRESSED SPEECH WERE DEFINED. RECORDED AURAL SPEECH WAS PRESENTED AT VARIOUS RATES BY MODIFICATION OF TAPE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT. FOUR TRAINING METHODS WERE EVALUATED USING SEVENTH-, EIGHTH-, AND NINTH-GRADE BLIND STUDENTS AS SUBJECTS. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN TRAINING METHODS WERE NOT…

The reading performances of fifteen blind readers and fifteen sighted readers were compared by evaluating the reading performances of each reader reading at instructional level from Lippincott's "Basic Reading Series" and from Form A of the "Gray Oral Reading Test." Nine matched pairs of subjects read at grade one first reader level and six pairs…

A fictional story was written in three versions: (1) traditional prose of 1,620 words, (2) medium telegraphic form of 947 words, and (3) highly condensed telegraphic form of 455 words. Two hundred and ten braille readers from grades 6 to 9 were assigned to one of the three treatment versions. Nine groups were formed on the basis of comparable age,…

Describes a project at Chorleywood College (England) which examined the possibility of automating the transcription of braille examination responses for marking by examination boards. Discussion covers the braille code, requirements of the transcription system, an analysis of mock examination papers which led to system modification, and the final…

This directory lists library resources for individuals with blindness or physical disabilities. The first section of the directory lists National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) network libraries and machine-lending agencies arranged alphabetically by city. In several states, two regional libraries have been…

This document is a directory of magazines in special media. It consists of two main parts: (1) an alphabetical listing of magazines produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS); and (2) an alphabetical listing of magazines available from other sources. Appended to the second part are addresses of sources…

Outlined are demographic considerations, educational, vocational, and employment opportunities, government benefits, and services related to the visually handicapped in Japan. (MC)

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of instruction for increasing speed and accuracy of recognition of the one-cell whole word and part-word signs, the two-cell contractions, and short-form words in English Braille on braille reading skills of secondary school students. (CB)

The paper reviews the history of education for visually handicapped students in the twentieth century. Noted are the establishment of residential schools for the blind, gradual integration into public school classes, controversies over braille, the appearance of "talking books," and beginning efforts in orientation and mobility. (CL)

Conducted two experiments to investigate phonological and tactual coding in Braille reading by blind children. Results revealed a phonological effect in blind children's reading of single words. Also direct lexical access, from tactual input, proceeded with the same facility for the blind as does visual input for the sighted. (Author)

Guidelines for working with remedial braille readers in the areas of attitude/motivation, mechanical skills, decoding skills, and comprehension are provided. Lists of suggestions are presented in each of the areas. (PHR)

A Beginning Braille Reading Series was designed to eliminate or minimize problems which are unique to children who must learn to read using the braille code. (Author/PHR)

This article describes a strategy for using Braille Lite, a portable notetaking device in which synthetic speech and Braille are combined, to learn foreign languages independently. Instructions are provided for connecting Braille Lite to a printer, creating the proper file, inputting a foreign language, and installing ASCII tables. (Contains 3…