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"How is technology impacting on the accessibility of mathematics and science for the visually impaired?"

Michael Whapples, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham

7 February 2007

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Michael Whapples is a visually impaired student of physics at Nottingham university. Within this talk the affect of the use of modern technology on the accessibility of mathematics and science will be discussed. It will cover how technology has altered the way visually impaired people access maths and science, how modern technology can be used to improve accessibility and what currently is not possible and why.

"Useful links" handout (PDF).

© ELMS 2005-2009. ELMS was a seminar series at Nottingham Trent Univeristy organised by Peter Rowlett, David Fairhurst and Pete Bradshaw at Nottingham Trent University. ELMS was supported by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Higher Education Academy Maths, Stats and OR Network and Nottingham Trent University.