Listening: A Teachable Skill for Visually Impaired Persons

1979 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Robert W. Bischoff
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Compressed Speech ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

Reviews the literature on listening and describes ways of helping visually impaired students to improve their listening skills. Discusses advantages of compressed speech.

scholarly journals Awareness Level of Visually Impaired College Students about Urdu Poets and Poetry in Punjab: A Qualitative Inquiry

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1151-1155
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jahanzaib ◽  
Samina Ashraf ◽  
Ghulam Fatima
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons ◽  
Awareness Level

Language has been the most popular source of communication in human society since the start of civilization. The tradition of Folk Tales appeared as the foundation of literature in ancient times. Poetry is a significant way of expression in human literature. Urdu language possesses uncountable master pieces of prose and poetry. Visually impaired persons have proved themselves as literature lovers, good readers and visionary poets in past and present. This study is an effort to depict the awareness level of visually impaired college students about Urdu poets and their creations. The population of the study consisted of all visually impaired students enrolled in public and private sector colleges located in the district Lahore and Okara. A self developed and validated structured interview schedule containing 10 open ended questions was used to collect data from conveniently selected sample of 30 visually impaired students (males= 18, females=12). Descriptive statistics (percentages of responses) were calculated, collected information was coded; major themes were derived and interpreted by qualitative data analysis technique. The Study reflected that the visually impaired college students were having a lot of information about Urdu poets and their creations although there seemed a lack of in depth knowledge. They reported the lack of talking books and material in Braille on Urdu poetry of great and famous poets. They suggested the establishment of talking libraries throughout the country. Major findings were reported, conclusions were drawn and recommendations were made to Punjab Higher Education Department. 

scholarly journals Multimedia Mathematical Communication in a Diverse Group of Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 92-103
Author(s):  
Jolanta Brzostek-Pawłowska
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Group Leader ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

The article tackles the problem of improving mathematical communication in a group of students with different visual impairment levels, under the guidance of a group leader or a teacher. Visually impaired persons face a problem while learning mathematics. The said problem results from the specific nature in which mathematical content (formulas, function graphs, geometrical figures and projections of solids) is recorded and presented. The effectiveness of learning mathematics is boosted when students work in a group moderated by a leader. This requires them to share documents, with the leader being able to keep track of the individual work of each participant, and with the group discussing specific solutions. In order for a visually impaired student to be able to participate in and contribute to the work of the group, either remotely or locally, all participants must use universal IT tools that support visually impaired students without complicating the work of others. This paper presents interactive multimedia solutions developed under two research projects carried out by the author. The said solutions support communication in mathematics. Results of qualitative surveys on new solutions are presented, confirming their usefulness and the measurable impact they exert on the efficiency of the group’s work concerning mathematical problems.

Service Providers Assessment of the Career Development Needs of Blind and Visually Impaired Students and Rehabilitation Clients and the Resources Available to Meet those Needs

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 434-443
Author(s):  
Martha Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Management Staff ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons ◽  
Development Tasks

The following study presents an overview of career development needs of blind and visually impaired individuals and discusses results of a 1983–84 survey of school teachers (grades K, 3, 6, 9 and 12), rehabilitation counselors, management staff of rehabilitation agencies and agency administrators that assessed career development needs of severely visually impaired persons and resources available to meet those needs. Individuals surveyed felt that their students or clients need greater accessibility to career development tasks, experiences, and resources, and that none of the resources listed in the survey are readily accessible now, and many are inaccessible. Four basic conclusions are discussed.

Toward a Novel Human Interface for Conceptualizing Spatial Information in Non-Speech Audio

2008 ◽  
pp. 673-692
Author(s):  
Shigueo Nomura ◽  
Takayuki Shiose ◽  
Hiroshi Kawakami ◽  
Osamu Katai ◽  
Keiji Yamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Natural Sounds ◽  
Human Interface ◽  
Sound Effects ◽  
Acoustic Environments ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

We developed a concept of interfaces using nonspeech audio for building wearable devices to support visually impaired persons. The main purpose is to enable visually impaired persons to freely conceptualize spatial information by nonspeech audio without requiring conventional means, such as artificial pattern recognition and voice synthesizer systems. Subjects participated in experiments to evaluate their ability to localize pattern-associated sounds. During the experiments, the subjects navigated through various virtual 3-D acoustic environments. The experimental results showed that sound effects, such as reverberation and reflection and variable z-coordinate movement, enhance the ability to localize pattern-associated sounds. The subjects were also evaluated on their ability to conceptualize spatial information based on cues in “artificial” and “natural” sounds. The evaluation results revealed that “natural” sounds are essential for improving everyday listening skills and the ability to conceptualize spatial information.

Listening Comprehension of Compressed, Accelerated, and Normal Speech by the Visually Handicapped

1982 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 235-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norris R. Bancroft ◽  
Leo Bendinelli
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Compressed Speech ◽  
Listening Ability ◽  
Counterbalance Order ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Speech Presentation ◽  
Normal Speech

An investigation of listening ability in 13 visually impaired college students was conducted. Subjects were pre-tested on a listening skills test and then exposed to three modes of speech presentation in a counterbalance order: normal speech, accelerated speech, and compressed speech. Results showed a consistent and significant trend towards better performance on the accelerated over the normal mode, and on the compressed over both the accelerated and normal modes.

Effects of exercise habits on visually impaired students on walking and balance ability

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 823-830
Author(s):  
Kye-Rak Choi ◽  
Si-Eun Lee ◽  
Yu-Jin Shim ◽  
Seung-Wook Choi
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Exercise Habits ◽  
Balance Ability ◽  
Visually Impaired Students

scholarly journals Information Technology and Transcription of Reading Materials for the Visually Impaired Persons in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Nkiko ◽  
Morayo I. Atinmo ◽  
Happiness Chijioke Michael-Onuoha ◽  
Julie E. Ilogho ◽  
Michael O. Fagbohun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Modern Information Technology ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Information Materials ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

Studies have shown inadequate reading materials for the visually impaired in Nigeria. Information technology has greatly advanced the provision of information to the visually impaired in other industrialized climes. This study investigated the extent of application of information technology to the transcription of reading materials for the visually impaired in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design of the ex-post facto to select 470 personnel as respondents. A questionnaire titled Information Technology Use Scale (α=0.74), and Interview Schedule (α=0.75), were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings indicate that information technology in transcription was low and a significant positive relationship between application of information technology and transcription of information materials (r=0.62: p<0.05). The study recommended among others that Multi-National Corporations should be sensitized to extend their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to help in procuring modern information technology devices and software to enhance transcription.

Meeting the Needs of Rural Teachers of Visually Impaired Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 204-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Bina
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
Itinerant Teachers ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Visually Impaired Students

A survey of itinerant teachers in Texas found that, despite the numerous shortcomings of the job, the respondents believed there were many advantages. The respondents further identified the much needed ability to adjust to change, to put things in perspective, to modify their expectations, and to exercise a healthy sense of humor. This article details these shortcomings and advantages, suggests strategies for overcoming obstacles, and discusses the implications of the findings for administrators of schools and personnel of teacher-training programs.

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