Graphical Analysis and the Visually Impaired in Undergraduate Economics Courses.

Kugler, Penny; Andrews, Kim

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ERIC Number: EJ534943

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Publication Date: 1996

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Graphical Analysis and the Visually Impaired in Undergraduate Economics Courses.

Kugler, Penny; Andrews, Kim

Journal of Economic Education, v27 n3 p224-28 Sum 1996

Asserts that legal mandates increase the probability that postsecondary instructors will have blind and visually impaired students in their classrooms. The graphical and symbolic notations used in economics courses present special problems for these students. Recommends and describes the usage of tactile graphs and raised line drawings. (MJP)

Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Classroom Environment, Economics Education, Educational Needs, Graphs, Individualized Instruction, Mainstreaming, Sensory Aids, Student Needs, Tactile Adaptation, Undergraduate Study, Visual Aids, Visual Impairments

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Language: English

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