THAI VISUALLY IMPAIRED ’S REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS MATHEMATICS VIA AN AUTOMATIC MATH READER

Wararat Wongkia, Kanlaya Naruedomkul, Nick Cercone

2010

Abstract

We present the requirements to access mathematics for the Thai visually impaired students. Blind and visually impaired (VI) students agreed to participate in an interview to determine the requirements for using a text–to–speech (TTS) system with the capability to automatically read math expressions. The interview consisted of two parts: the students’ background characteristics and the students’ difficulties in and requirement for using TTS systems to read math expressions. Our results show that the students who are blind and visually impaired had difficulties to access mathematics. The students have basic computer skills with standard software e.g., Microsoft Word. Therefore, the findings suggest that the students desire assistant technology to better access to mathematics.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wongkia W., Naruedomkul K. and Cercone N. (2010). THAI VISUALLY IMPAIRED ’S REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS MATHEMATICS VIA AN AUTOMATIC MATH READER . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-674-023-8, pages 239-244. DOI: 10.5220/0002781002390244

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu10,
author={Wararat Wongkia and Kanlaya Naruedomkul and Nick Cercone},
title={THAI VISUALLY IMPAIRED ’S REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS MATHEMATICS VIA AN AUTOMATIC MATH READER},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2010},
pages={239-244},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002781002390244},
isbn={978-989-674-023-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - THAI VISUALLY IMPAIRED ’S REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS MATHEMATICS VIA AN AUTOMATIC MATH READER
SN - 978-989-674-023-8
AU - Wongkia W.
AU - Naruedomkul K.
AU - Cercone N.
PY - 2010
SP - 239
EP - 244
DO - 10.5220/0002781002390244