What is a visually impaired person’s education life like? How do they read books? How do they write? And how do they participate in class? Many questions like these are frequently asked about the education life of a visually impaired person.
However, thanks to developing technologies, major problems such as not being able to read books that appeal to sighted individuals, not being able to write and not being able to actively participate in the course depending on how the course is taught have largely decreased.
In this article, we will talk about how solutions were found for these problems from past to present…
How Does a Visually Impaired Person Read Books?
In the past, books that appealed to sighted individuals were converted into Braille Alphabet to integrate them into the world of visually impaired people. However, this method was time-consuming and very expensive. This method has become history with today’s technology and possibilities. Books written for sighted individuals have also been converted quickly and at lower cost thanks to “Audio Book Applications” and “Screen Readers”. Now visually impaired individuals can access any book they want freely and easily.
How Does a Visually Impaired Person Write?
Visually impaired individuals used the Braille Alphabet until today’s conditions. With the development and widespread use of “Computer Screen Reader” technologies in today’s conditions, this method has also become history. Now visually impaired individuals write their articles freely and in a way that everyone can understand.
How Does a Visually Impaired Person Participate in Class?
Visually impaired individuals can participate in classes at the same time as everyone else with the development of computer and phone technologies. Even when the way classes are taught is supported by visual materials, it does not pose a difficulty for visually impaired individuals. The design of systems installed on their computers or course materials in a way that they can access them eliminates this situation as a problem.
In this article, we talked about the main problems that visually impaired individuals face in their education life and how these problems were solved both in the past and today. Now we are all aware of the problems and solutions. We do not ignore the problems of visually impaired individuals and we understand them. r articles freely and in a way that everyone can understand.
Author: Sonnur Güleşçe / BlindLook Team
