Title :
Educational Computing for the Blind in India: Design, Development and Learning Impact
Author :
Gupta, Niloy ; Raghavan, Ananthatejas ; Shanbhogue, Madhuri ; Jain, Agraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Nat. Inst. of Technol. Karnataka, Surathkal, India
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to present software engineering methodologies that were employed in developing educational solutions for the visually impaired. Empirical studies and experiments were conducted to measure the impact of the educational tools on the learning and cognitive abilities of the target user group. This study highlights the various technological and design challenges that were faced while developing and deploying these customized learning solutions. Observations and results indicate that there is significant merit in developing and utilizing such applications for the educational empowerment of the blind.
Keywords :
educational computing; handicapped aids; software engineering; India; blind people; cognitive ability; educational computing; educational tools; learning impact; software engineering methodologies; visually impaired people; Educational institutions; Games; Mathematical model; Prototypes; Software; Visualization; Accessibility; Assistive technology; Educational software; visually impaired;
Conference_Titel :
Technology for Education (T4E), 2012 IEEE Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2173-0
DOI :
10.1109/T4E.2012.41