Independence Science to Develop Braille Device for Laboratory Science Students
New device will hopefully make STEM fields more accessible to blind and deaf-blind students
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New device will hopefully make STEM fields more accessible to blind and deaf-blind students
An educational technology company in Purdue Research Park has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a more inclusive laboratory experience for blind and deaf-blind students to prepare them for careers in STEM fields.
Most instruments used to measure data for science experiments have a visual component, making it hard for blind students to participate.
Most instruments used to measure data for science experiments have a visual component, making it hard for blind students to participate.
(Inside Science) -- Bite-size, candylike 3D models could help students -- especially those with blindness -- visualize molecules with their mouths about as well as they can with their eyes or hands, a new study finds.