| Tactile/Audible Representations as Aides to Students with Limited Vision | ||
| Noel Romey, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701, Robert R. Beitle, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701, H. Michael Cheung, Chemical Engineering, University of Akron, 200 E. Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH 44325 and Peter Miao, Chemstations, Inc., 2901 Wilcrest Drive, Suite 305, Houston, TX 77042 Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are pervasive elements of most modern technical software and represent a convenient tool for student instruction. For example, GUIs are used for [chemical] process design software (eg. CHEMCAD, PRO/II I and Aspen) typically encountered in the senior capstone course. Drag and drop aspects of GUIs are challenging for students with little or no visual acuity. We report on the combination of tactile representations, audible cues, and tablet pc technology to circumvent such aspects of GUI. Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||