Overbrook School for the Blind Publications
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OBS Publications
Overbrook-Nippon Network
The articles featured below have been taken from the document "Getting Started" published by Overbrook School for the Blind (OBS), Philadelphia, USA (http://www.obs.org). Our sincere thanks to OBS for giving us the rights to publish the document on EnableAll.
These articles focus on assistive technology and major considerations that should be kept in mind while using assistive devices or teaching how they should be used.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Assistive Technology
Chapter 2: Various Assistive Technologies
Chapter 3: Basic Principles and Ergonomics
Chapter 4: Teaching People Who are Blind or Low Vision
Chapter 5: How do Blind/Vision Impaired Users Benefit from ...
Chapter 6: Accessible Web Design
Chapter 7: Overbrook Resources
The articles featured below have been taken from the document "Getting Started" published by Overbrook School for the Blind (OBS), Philadelphia, USA (http://www.obs.org). Our sincere thanks to OBS for giving us the rights to publish the document on EnableAll.
These articles focus on assistive technology and major considerations that should be kept in mind while using assistive devices or teaching how they should be used.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Assistive Technology
Assistive technology, the term includes various devices or software programs that enable people to use modern-day devices that could not be used otherwise, or at least with any degree of efficiency.Chapter 1: Introduction to Assistive Technology
Chapter 2: Various Assistive Technologies
Introduction of Various Assistive Technologies Devices and Software ProgramsChapter 2: Various Assistive Technologies
Chapter 3: Basic Principles and Ergonomics
This module intends to give parents and teachers a helping hand in supporting the learning processChapter 3: Basic Principles and Ergonomics
Chapter 4: Teaching People Who are Blind or Low Vision
Concepts related specifically to teaching computers to blind and low vision peopleChapter 4: Teaching People Who are Blind or Low Vision
Chapter 5: How do Blind/Vision Impaired Users Benefit from the internet
Internet has to offer: email services, search engines, and discussion lists, guides and curricula for teachers and electronic libraries for students, where they can find thousands of books in the electronic format, to news and gamesChapter 5: How do Blind/Vision Impaired Users Benefit from ...
Chapter 6: Accessible Web Design
Creation of certain standards that would ensure that the websites are accessible with assistive technologyChapter 6: Accessible Web Design
Chapter 7: Overbrook Resources
Helpful Resources Recommended by OverbrookChapter 7: Overbrook Resources