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In an integrated school environment for Mathematics learning, effective communication and collaboration between sighted and non sighted students and teachers is a crucial aspect. Common activities in the classroom as doing dictations, exercises and exams, become cumbersome without an adequate support. We have developed a prototype interface to support these activities using visual, speech and braille output modalities. User testing with students showed that the interface facilitated writing, manipulation and communication.
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Flores, S.F., Archambault, D. (2014). Multimodal Interface for Working with Algebra: Interaction between the Sighted and the Non Sighted. In: Miesenberger, K., Fels, D., Archambault, D., Peňáz, P., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8547. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_94
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