Technology and Education of the Visual Impaired
Week - I
1. Educational Technology-Concept, Importance, and Scope
2. Difference between Educational Technology and Technology in Education
3. Special Significance and Goals of Technology for the Education of children with Visual Impairment
Week - II
4. ICT - Concept and Special Significance for Teaching - Learning of the Visually Impaired.
5. ICT and the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
6. Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
Week -III
7. Basic Considerations for design and development - Access, Affordability and Availability
8. Technologies - Addressing User’s Perspectives in Developing Adaptive Technologies
9. Roles of IIT's and the Scientific Community;
10. Universal/Inclusive Design - Concept, Advantages, and Limitations.
Week - IV
11. Screen Readers with Special Reference to Indian Languages; Magnifying Software, and Open Source Software.
12. Braille Notetakers and Stand-alone Reading Machines
13. Braille Translation Software with Particular reference to Indian Language and Braille Embossers
Week - V
14. On-Line Libraries and Bookshare
15. Daisy Books, Recordings, and Smart Phones.
16. Mathematical Devices Taylor frame and types, Abacus, Geometry Kit, Algebra type
Week - VI
17. Preparation and Use of Tactile Materials
18. Techniques of preparation and presentation of adapted tactile Maps , Diagrams and Globe
19. Low Vision Aids-Optical, Non-Optical, Vision Training Material
Week - VII
20. Thermoform and Swell Paper technology and Software's for developing tactile diagrams
21. Social Media
22. Creation of Blogs
Week - VIII
23. Tele-Conferencing
24. Distance Learning and ICT
25. E-Classroom: Concept and Adaptations for Children with Visual Impairment
