Review Questions and Answers

1. Jonathan is a blind student who is studying Geography of the Americas. He needs to access a map to learn the countries and geographic location of the capitals of South America. How could Jonathan access the material?

a. A sighted person could describe the map to him.

Ok, but not the best choice. Does not foster independence and perhaps the person would describe something in error.

b. Jonathan could use a Braille map.

Braille is not used for maps.

c. A sign-language interpreter could translate the content for him.

How could he see the sign language?

d. A tactile graphic (raised lines) could be created.

Best Answer!   A Piaf machine can make a map of South America with raised tactile lines for geographic boundaries and marks for locations of capital cities. The CSD and Alternate Media Specialist can assist with this.

2. Mary has Macular Degeneration and is taking an Art History class. Whenever her computer with screen reading software comes across a picture or photograph in the web-based materials, the screen reader just says “image”. What could be done to the pictures/photos to make them understandable to Mary?

Alt. Tags can be added to the on-line content.

For example, an Alt. Tag might read, “photograph of Marines raising a flag on Iwo Jima Island in WWII”.

3. Barry is a blind student who has been blind from birth. He is taking a class on Russian History.  You are discussing the family tree of English and Russian royalty to understand how hemophilia affected Prince Alexi. Barry asks, “What is a family tree? I only think of trees as biological things? How does a biological tree affect a family?”  How could you explain the concept of a family tree?

A tactile graphic can be made that would show the boxes and lines used in a family tree to show relationships.