Assistive technology-based solutions in learning mathematics for visually-impaired people: Exploring issues, challenges and opportunities
| dc.contributor.author | Shoaib, Muhammad | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Fitzpatrick, Donal | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Pitt, Ian | en |
| dc.contributor.funder | Science Foundation Ireland | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-21T15:39:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-21T15:39:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10-25 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In the absence of vision, visually impaired and blind people rely upon the tactile sense and hearing to obtain information about their surrounding environment. These senses cannot fully compensate for the absence of vision, so visually impaired and blind people experience difficulty with many tasks, including learning. This is particularly true of mathematical learning. Nowadays, technology provides many effective and affordable solutions to help visually impaired and blind people acquire mathematical skills. This paper is based upon a systematic review of technology-based mathematical learning solutions for visually impaired people and discusses the findings and objectives for technological improvements. It analyses the issues, challenges and limitations of existing techniques. We note that audio feedback, tactile displays, a supportive academic environment, digital textbooks and other forms of accessible math applications improve the quality of learning mathematics in visually impaired and blind people. Based on these findings, it is suggested that smartphone-based solutions could be more convenient and affordable than desktop/laptop-based solutions as a means to enhance mathematical learning. Additionally, future research directions are discussed, which may assist researchers to propose further solutions that will improve the quality of life for visually impaired and blind people. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Shoaib, M., Fitzpatrick, D. and Pitt, I. (2023) ‘Assistive technology-based solutions in learning mathematics for visually-impaired people: exploring issues, challenges and opportunities’, Multimedia Tools and Applications, (32 pp). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-17409-z | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11042-023-17409-z | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1573-7721 | en |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 32 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1380-7501 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Multimedia Tools and Applications | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/15252 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Springer Nature | en |
| dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Centres for Research Training Programme::Data and ICT Skills for the Future/18/CRT/6222/IE/SFI Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies/ | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-17409-z | en |
| dc.rights | © The Authors 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made… To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Assistive technology | en |
| dc.subject | Visually impaired | en |
| dc.subject | Learning | en |
| dc.subject | Mathematics | en |
| dc.subject | Education | en |
| dc.subject | Accessibility | en |
| dc.title | Assistive technology-based solutions in learning mathematics for visually-impaired people: Exploring issues, challenges and opportunities | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
