Aids for blind students

Reading aids for the blind.

Before escorting you into the microcosmic world of reading aids, let me supply some background . In 1913, a British physicist, Dr . E.E. Fournier d'Albe described a reading aid for blind people and later built a crude model . A young woman, Mary Jameson, demonstrated it . Then a British engineering firm, Barr and Stroud, redesigned it and built six copies. Several blind persons have used them d...

Mobility aids for the blind.

1. Next to restoring vision, or a modicum of vision, an ideal mobility device is desired. It should be able to give the user data on his location, orientation, routes, compass courses, obstacles, etc. 2. Increase the awareness among consumers and professionals alike of the availability of new devices such as the Laser Typhlocane, Binaural Sensory Aid, and Lindsay Russell Pathsounder. 3. Improve...

Aids to Organic Chemistry for Medical Students

A multimodal interface for blind mathematics students

formules mathématiques par des élèves ou étudiants aveugles, Comme les Autres: Interfaes multimodales pour handicapés visuels, Special number 1, pp. 97-104.

Awareness of Students and Teachers towards AIDS and AIDS Education

600 schools going adolescents and 100 teachers from 16 schools of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur district of Assam, India were surveyed to assess and compare their awareness regarding AIDS and AIDS Education. An awareness test was administered containing 38 items for adolescents and 40 items for teachers in the test. Observations revealed that the majority of school-going adolescents are poor in their H...