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Learning Support System Based on Note-Taking Method for People with Acquired Visual Disabilities

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2008)

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This study is intended to produce a learning support system for middle-aged people and elderly people with acquired visual disabilities. Our investigation results related to tools of study show that the use of Braille and PCs has decreased in the classes. The first reason is that the number of elderly students has increased. Secondly, finger-reading is difficult for people with diabetic neuropathy. Thirdly, the Japanese kanji transfer system makes the keyboard operation of a PC difficult. We are developing new note-taking systems. One is Braille-type system; the other is a pen-based system. We produced prototypes. Our students used and evaluated them. We are planning to establish a learning support system using these devices.

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  1. Department of “Riryo”, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

    Kazuyuki Itou, Baku Kato, Masaru Taniguchi & Toshio Otogawa

  2. Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

    Kazuyuki Itoh

  3. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Kumamoto National College of Technology, 2659-2 Suya, Goshi, Kumamoto, Japan

    Kimiyasu Kiyota

  4. Department of Information and Control Engineering, Toba National College of Maritime Technology, 1-1 Ikegami, Toba, Mie, Japan

    Nobuo Ezaki

  5. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1, Kurokami, Kumamoto, Japan

    Keiichi Uchimura

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Itou, K. et al. (2008). Learning Support System Based on Note-Taking Method for People with Acquired Visual Disabilities. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_121

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