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LATEX at the University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg — Experiences at the Institute for Visually Impaired Students

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2002)

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This paper deals with our approach to use LATEX as a mathematical notation for our visually impaired students of computer science at our university. The way we use LATEX, how it is taught to the students, possibilities and limitations will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg, Wiesenstr: 14, D-35390, Giessen, Germany

    Erdmuthe Meyer zu Bexten & Martin Jung

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  1. Erdmuthe Meyer zu Bexten
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  1. SZS — Study Centre for Blind and Partially Sighted Students, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Engesserstr. 4, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Klaus Miesenberger

  2. i3s3 — integrated studying, University of Linz, Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Joachim Klaus

  3. i3s3 — integrated studying, Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/366-1B, 1040, Wien, Austria

    Wolfgang Zagler

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Bexten, E.M.z., Jung, M. (2002). LATEX at the University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg — Experiences at the Institute for Visually Impaired Students. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2398. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45491-8_95

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