Teaching Mathematics and Science to Pupils/Students with Visual Impairment
Presented on Thursday 26 May 2011
Suppliers
- RNIB
- Cobolt
- Amazon
- Force Ten
- Hands on Science May useful tactile models and basic scientific equipment.
- DJB Microtech RayZer lightbox, colourimeter (with USB link)
- Locktronics Curcuit building kit.
Talking scales, Dycem (non-slip mats), talking, tactile and large print tape measures, tactile rulers, tactile protractors, audible/vibrating liquid level indicators, talking and large display blood pressure monitors, talking pedometers, talking body temperature thermometers, talking stopwatches, tacti-mark, Bumpons, embossed graph paper, plastic embossing film, swell paper and fuser, braille labeller, clear plastic self-adhesive labels sheets, audible light detector, talking and large display calculators, accessible image publications.
Talking colour detector, talking scales, talking tape measures, audibile liquid level indicators, talking and large display blood pressure monitors, talking pedometers, talking body temperature thermometers, talking stopwatches, talking timers, talking and large display calculators.
Talking digital thermometer with probe, talking body temperature thermometers, talking scales, talking stopwatches, talking timers, wikki stix, Veho Discovery USB Microscope with x400 magnification and flexi alloy stand.
Talking scientific claculators, talking light probe.
Ohaus scientific balance with USB connectsion and LogIT Explorer datalogger widely available.
Further information
- Braille Authority of the UK (2008) Braille Science Notation. RNIB Peterborough (downloadable from: http://www.ukaaf.org/bauk/pubs.htm)
- Braille Authority of the UK (2005) Braille Mathematics Notation. RNIB Peterborough (downloadable from http://www.ukaaf.org/bauk/pubs.htm
- RNIB/VIEW Science Curriculum Group (2008) Using the Braille Science Code. RNIB Peterborough (downloadable from here).
- RNIB/VIEW Mathematics Curriculum Group (2007) Using the Braille Mathematics Code. RNIB Peterborough (downloadable from here).
- Teaching Curriculum subjects
- Accessible braille science