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ERIC Number: EJ334759
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Blind Students and Distance Education: Some Experiences with Microcomputers and Synthetic Speech.
Vincent, T.
Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, v23 n1 p24-28 Feb 1986
Describes experiences of United Kingdom's Open University blind students involved in "Computing and the Blind" project. Microcomputer applications described include braille-to-text transcription, word processing, and computer programming. Each application's use of software designed for commercially available microcomputer systems with synthetic speech as output medium is discussed. Future developments are suggested. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Blindness, Braille, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Computer Software, Distance Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Microcomputers, Open Universities, Programing, Word Processing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: BASIC Programing Language; Open University (Great Britain); Speech Synthesizers; Transcription