Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) · 1993 · 10 citations · 7 references
EducationMathematicsMathematics EducationDiagrammingMathematical CommunicationVisual RepresentationData RepresentationDiagrammatic RepresentationGeometric RepresentationGraphic CommunicationGraphical RepresentationMathematical LanguageGraphical NotationGraphical Representation Of ModelsMathematical RepresentationMathematical VisualizationMathematics For Blind LearnersNon-speech InformationRepresentation FormatsVisual Representation In Mathematics
Mathematics is communicated in visual forms, such as algebra and diagrams. This means that blind people are greatly disadvantaged with respect to education and employment in mathematics, science and technology. A number of ideas are presented regarding the representation of mathematics in non-visual formats. In particular, the Mathtalk software for the presentation of algebra in synthetic speech, is described, as is Soundgraph a program which presents the graphs of mathematical functions in speech and non-speech sounds.
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