British Journal of Visual Impairment

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Aldrich, F. K.
Right arrow Articles by Sheppard, L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
British Journal of Visual Impairment, Vol. 19, No. 2, 69-73 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/026461960101900204
© 2001 SAGE Publications

Tactile graphics in school education: perspectives from pupils

Frances K. Aldrich

Reginald Phillips Research Programme Experimental Psychology University of Sussex Falmer Brighton BN1 9QG

Linda Sheppard

Graphic literacy is increasingly expected of all school leavers. This is particularly demanding on blind and visually impaired pupils who access graphically displayed information by touch. Through focus group discussions with 40 primary and secondary pupils in special schools, we sought to learn about their perspectives on the design and use of tactile graphics. The findings emphasise the challenges involved, not only for the users themselves, but also for their teachers and for specialist designers of tactile graphics.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 British Journal of Visual ImpairmentHome page
F. Aldrich, L. Sheppard, and Y. Hindle
First steps towards a model of tactile graphicacy
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 1, 2002; 20(2): 62 - 67.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 British Journal of Visual ImpairmentHome page
L. Sheppard and F. K. Aldrich
Tactile graphics in school education: perspectives from teachers
British Journal of Visual Impairment, September 1, 2001; 19(3): 93 - 97.
[Abstract] [PDF]