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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.

"BlindMath" a New Scientific Editor for Blind Students

Author(s)

A. Pepino, C. Freda, F. Ferraro, S. Pagliara, and F. Zanfardino

@Science on Twitter!

Submitted by @Science on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 22:45.
Summary: 

Follow aScienceNetwork tweets!

Since last Sunday, the @Science has set up an account on Twitter, under the nickname aScienceNetwork.
We are currently following more than a hundred people, support services, accessibility experts, conferences, and other accessibility/education related Tweetterers.
What's amazing is the quantity of followers we gained in only a couple of days: almost 30 people!

A Paradigm of a Pervasive Multimodal Multimedia Computing System for the Visually-Impaired Users

Author(s)

Ali Awde, Manolo Dulva Hina, Chakib Tadj, Amar Ramdane-Cherif, and Yacine Bellik

ABA’s Virtual Library Services for Blind and Visually Impaired People

Author(s)

Karim Taha and Lori Stefano Pertucci

Access by Blind Students and Professionals to Mainframe Math and Science

Author(s)

John A. Gardner

Access to Mathematics by Blind Students - Introduction to the special thematic session

Author(s)

Arthur I. Karshmer, Chris Bledsoe

Access to Mathematics in Web Resources for People with a Visual Impairment - Considerations and Developments in an Open and Dist

Author(s)

Martyn Cooper, Tim Lowe, Mary Taylor

Access to Scientific Content by Visually Impaired People

Author(s)

Dominique Archambault, Bernhard Stöger, Donal Fitzpatrick, and Klaus Miesenberger

AccessText Network

Submitted by cristian.bernareggi on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 14:44.
Summary: 

The AccessText Network facilitates and supports the delivery of alternative electronic textbooks to higher education institutions for students with documented disabilities.

By joining the AccessText Network, members will receive access to:

  • A textbook exchange system providing reliable historic data on titles, formats and fulfillment
  • A web-based account for office staff to order, track and report on textbook titles
  • A one-time institutional membership verification process for requesting textbooks
  • Permission for disability service offices to exchange files
  • Electronic rating scale "report card" for files
  • Toll-free technical assistance support line

An Off-Screen Model for Tactile Graphical User Interfaces

Author(s)

Michael Kraus, Thorsten Voelkel and Gerhard Weber
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