Access technology for blind and low vision accessibility
https://library.prcvi.org/link/catalog31255
Siu, Yue-Ting, & Presley, Ike.
2020.
- Material Type
- Professional Resource
- Author
- Siu, Yue-Ting
- Presley, Ike
- Edition
- 2nd
- Publisher
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Date Published
- 2020
- Subjects
- Visually impaired - Aids and devices
- Visually impaired - Education
- Visually impaired - Education - Aids and devices
- Visually impaired - Education - Reading devices
- Visually impaired - Services for
- Computers and people with disabilities
- Computers
- Material Type
- Professional Resource
- Collation
- 1 volume
- Pages
- 432 print pages
- ISBN
- 9781950723034
- Abstract
- Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility, the second edition of 2008’s Assistive Technology for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment, uses clear language to describe the range of technology solutions that exists to facilitate low vision and nonvisual access to print and digital information. Part 1 gives teachers, professionals, and families an overview of current technologies including refreshable braille displays, screen readers, 3D printers, cloud computing, tactile media, and integrated development environments. Part 2 builds on this foundation, providing readers with a conceptual and practical framework to guide a comprehensive technology evaluation process. As did its predecessor, Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility is focused on giving people who are blind or visually impaired equal access to all activities of self-determined living, allowing them to be seamlessly integrated within their home, school, and work communities. Contents: Overview of technology for blind and low vision people -- Technologies for accessing print media -- Technologies for accessing digital text -- Technologies for authoring -- Technologies for producing alternate media -- Strategies for accessing multimedia and data -- Considerations when conducting a technology evaluation -- Evaluate the user experience -- Optimizing the user experience -- Scaling up digital literacy skills -- Appendix A: It's the law: Frequently asked questions about assistive technology policies -- Appendix B: Access technology evaluation checklist for blind and low vision needs -- Appendix C: Forms and lists