THE BLIND COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS LEARNING

 

Luis Castro-Martín¹*, Ramón Ferri-García², Beatriz Cobo³

¹Mr. Luis Castro-Martín, University of Granada, SPAIN, luiscastro193@ugr.es

²Dr. Ramón Ferri-García, University of Granada, SPAIN, rferri@ugr.es

³Dr. Beatriz Cobo, University of Granada, SPAIN, beacr@ugr.es

*Corresponding author

Abstract

The blind community usually has to face some difficulties in the learning process. Statistics teaching is a clear example since it often relies heavily on formulas and charts. In this work, we present a webpage which facilitates an accessible learning of theoretical and practical Statistics concepts. It includes several guides which help the student with fundamental concepts and shows how to apply them using well-known statistical software. In addition to being adapted for an optimal accessibility, the contents cover the use of BrailleR, a library specifically designed for generating descriptive text from the usual graphical elements. The platform is of great help to college students in general and blind students in particular.

Keywords: blind community, statistics learning, e-learning.