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Learning with Luisa - Educational Program for Children with Visual Impairnments

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Education |
2011

Abstract

A variety of educational software exists for intakt children. Some may be used by children with visual impairments with visual aids.

Specialized programs for preschool and younger children with visual impairment are scarce at Czech market. Therefore, we decided to use the enveroment for building games developed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and created four sample scanarios.

Under the topic "knowing animals" children learn how animals look, what sounds they make, what marks they leave on the ground and where they live. At the same time the program serves as way of visual reeducation.

We subjected the software to user testing by children with visual impairment at primary school. Children quickly acquire control.

Therefore, we plan to continue the development of the other scenarios.