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The following is a list of articles, in-depth papers, abstracts about methods, practices, and techniques to enhance access to science by visually impaired students.

EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information

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The EASI website offers podcasts, webinars and online courses on the topics of accessibility of IT.

EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information - describes itself as the "Premiere Provider of Online Training on Accessible Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities".
On its website it offers free podcasts, webinars, and oline courses on the topics of accessibility of IT.

Exploring Scalable Vector Graphics for Visually Impaired Users

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Martin Rotard, Kerstin Otte, and Thomas Ertl

Finger-Friendly 'Tactile Interface' Could Aid Blind Computer Users

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Office of News and Information - Johns Hopkins University

Freedom Scientific FSCast about Twitter and Jaws

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A podcast by Freedom Scientific explores the use of the social network Twitter in conjunction with Jaws screen reading software and PAC Mate Omni™ Accessible Pocket PC.

The May issue of Freedom Scientific podcast FSCast discusses the use of the social networking site Twitter in conjunction with JAWS® screen reading software and PAC Mate Omni™ accessible Pocket PC.

Jonathan Mosen speaks with Shannon Reece, Pratik Patel, and Mika Pyyhkala, who actively use Twitter with Freedom Scientific products. They discuss what Twitter is, how to sign up, and some third party applications and services they use to make the most of it.

Graphic Editor for Visually Impaired Users

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Atsushi Nishi and Ryoji Fukuda

Image Processing with CNN in a FPGA-based Augmented Reality System for Visually Impaired People

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F. Javier Toledo, J. Javier Martìnez, F. Javier Garrigòs and J. Manuel Ferràndez

Learning Math for Visually Impaired Users

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Thimoty Barbieri, Lorenzo Mosca, Licia Sbattella

Making Arithmetic Accessible

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John A. Gardner, Carolyn K. Gardner, Blake Jones, Elizabeth Jones