Supporting Blind Students in STEM Education in Austria

Andrea Petz; Klaus Miesenberger

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-27

Supporting Blind Students in STEM Education in Austria

Andrea Petz, Klaus Miesenberger

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Abstract

Equal access to education will foster a knowledge society for all. In particular for the ICT based information society a benchmark has been set to raise the numbers of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) study courses by 15% (748.000) per year, asking for increased efforts in Europe (http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-framework/index_en.htm). This holds even more true for people with disabilities who a) participate in and graduate from STEM at a much lower number and b) face a much higher unemployment rate, in particular in STEM related fields. This asks for sound and well-founded education – first and foremost in math – for people with disability and here especially for blind people.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assistive Technology
Subtitle of host publication	Building Bridges
Editors	Cecilia Sik-Lanyi, Peter Cudd, Klaus Miesenberger, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	27-31
Number of pages	5
Volume	217
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614995654
ISBN (Print)	978-1-61499-565-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-27
Publication status	Published - 2015

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	217
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Fields of science

102 Computer Sciences
102013 Human-computer interaction
102014 Information design
102015 Information systems
102021 Pervasive computing
102022 Software development
102024 Usability research
102026 Virtual reality
102027 Web engineering
502007 E-commerce
506002 E-government
509002 Disability studies
602013 Sign language research
202004 Brain-computer interface
211902 Assistive technologies
503008 E-learning
302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Assistive Technology: Building Bridges. ed. / Cecilia Sik-Lanyi; Peter Cudd; Klaus Miesenberger; Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf. Vol. 217 Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2015. p. 27-31 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 217).

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Supporting Blind Students in STEM Education in Austria

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