Emerging Technologies for Blind and Visually Impaired Learners

• In Event: DELT- Emerging Technologies for Blind and Visually Impaired Learners

Short Description

The goal of this presentation is three-fold. First, we will overview emerging applications and technologies that are assistive for blind and visually impaired (BVI) students. Second, we will present findings of a qualitative case study of a blind student sharing his daily challenges with learning online and his impressions of using emerging technologies. Third, the audience will use some immersive technologies (i.e., virtual reality and mixed reality) in the context of BVI.

Authors

• Presenter: Tania Heap, University of North Texas

• Presenter: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, University of North Texas

• Presenter: Audon Gilbert Archibald, University of North Texas

• Contributor: Jarrod Trovada, University of North Texas