Hearing a circle: An exploratory study of accessible sonification for young children with blindness and low vision

P Damsma - British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article describes a study of educational outcomes for 0-to 8-year-old children with
blindness and low vision (BLV) who are learning sonification concepts. Children with BLV …

Sound synthesis and bar-code technology to develop learning environments for blind children

D Burger, E Beltrando, J Sagot - Journal of Visual Impairment …, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reports on a study of the pedagogical relevance of a computerized sound-based
interactive tool as support for educating blind children. It details the concepts and materials …

Use of a sonification system for science learning by people who are blind

O Lahav, N Chagab, V Talis - Journal of Assistive Technologies, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine a central need of students who are blind:
the ability to access science curriculum content. Design/methodology/approach Agent …

[PDF][PDF] Developing mathematics skills through audio interfaces

J Sánchez, M Sáenz - … of 11th International Conference on Human …, 2005 - researchgate.net
Diverse views have highlighted the use of audio to foster learning and cognition in blind
children. The idea is to use computer sound and voice to explore audio senses as vehicles …

Listening to voices of children with a visual impairment: A focus group study

J Khadka, B Ryan, TH Margrain… - British Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of the study was to identify the educational, social and leisure activities and
issues that matter to school children and young people with a visual impairment and to …

Best practices in an online community for blind, partly sighted and fully sighted children

P Damsma, J Norgaard, R Jones - … of the 17th Australia conference on …, 2005 - dl.acm.org
Careful design and assistive technologies can make websites fully accessible to people with
visual impairments. However, accessibility does not equate with usability or usefulness for …

[PDF][PDF] Audio Based Coding: An Innovative Approach to Accessible Coding for Children who are Blind

P Damsma, J Norgaard - Journal of the South Pacific Educators in …, 2018 - researchgate.net
This article presents the why and how of the development of an innovative, educational iPad
app that enables young children who are blind to learn the foundation and concepts of …

Using auditory stimulation with students at Lavelle school for the blind

R Villasenor, K Vargas-Colon - Journal of Visual Impairment …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In working with students with visual impairments (that is, those whose impairment ranges
from low vision to total vision loss), the development of sensory-processing skills in the …

A case study of how a centre-based preschool programme for children who are blind/visually impaired supports early multilingual communication development

L Kamedien - 2023 - open.uct.ac.za
Communication development is an essential part of a child's development–socially,
academically, and vocationally. For children with visual impairment/blindness (VI/B), the …

[PDF][PDF] Assistive Technology Applied in an Inclusive MOOC for the Blind.

BP Marques, P Escudeiro, A Barata, P Carvalho… - CSEDU (2), 2019 - academia.edu
Considering the opportunity provided by Massive and Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to
reach wide audiences, a new pedagogical model of the MOOC in Educational Technologies …