An assessment of the effectiveness of tactile presentations as substitutes for pictures
thesis
posted on 2018-02-15, 16:14 authored by Ronald A.L. HintonThe vital role played by pictures and diagrams in modern
communication is stated with the need for adequate
substitutes so that visually impaired people can take full
advantage of educational and career opportunities.
The multiplicity of purposes to which pictures and diagrams
can be put and the diversity of styles which result are
discussed. Available methods for producing tactile versions
of these (some devised and improved by the author) are
described and provisionally evaluated. [Continues.]
Funding
Economic and Social Research Council
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Leverhulme Trust
History
School
- Social Sciences and Humanities
Department
- Communication and Media
Publisher
Loughborough University of TechnologyRights holder
© R.A.L. Hinton and the assigneesPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/Publication date
1991Notes
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University of Technology. Appendix C (publications by the author and a collection of tactile diagrams) in hard copy is kept at the University Library, Loughborough University.Language
- en
Qualification name
- PhD
Qualification level
- Doctoral
