[Athen] haptic devices

[Prof Norm Coombs]

EASI is hosting a webinar somewhat related to this topic with John 
Gardner....


      EASI Free Webinar: Training students Who Are Blind to Read Tactile
      Graphics

Presenter: John Gardner from Viewplus Technology

March 10


There will be a fuller description long before March 10. There is 
already a link for early registrations for this free event. Go to 
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm and look under the month of March
Norm Coombs
On 1/29/2016 7:39 AM, Nast, Joseph M wrote:

>

> FYI, a crucial part of evaluating these haptic devices as assistive 

> technology is determining what programs support their use. The 

> controller (and its cost) is merely the tip of the iceberg so to 

> speak. Personally, I doubt many publishers have developed 

> instructional software that support haptic devices, but it’s certainly 

> worth researching.

>

> From a cursory examination of the information available, it looks like 

> the Geomagic Touch has been developed specifically for the education, 

> bio-medical research, and industrial design markets. The Falcon, 

> however, has been marketed heavily as a game controller. I would 

> expect that to see more educational software that supports the 

> Geomagic Touch than the Novint Falcon.

>

> *From:*athen-list 

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of 

> *Karen Sorensen

> *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:26 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* [Athen] haptic devices

>

> Hi A11y Colleagues,

>

> We would like to try out a haptic device to see if it could make 

> online graphs and simple drawings more accessible to our online 

> students with visual disabilities.

>

> Here are a couple I've seen. Does anyone have any experience with them 

> or any others?

>

>   * Novint Falcon, available for $199 with education discount

>     <http://www.etouchsciences.com/ets/p/1/novint-falcon>

>   * Geomagic Touch

>     <http://www.geomagic.com/en/products/phantom-omni/overview>,

>     approx $599

>

> Thanks in advance for any input.

>

> Best,

>

> Karen

>

>

> Karen M. Sorensen

> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses

> www.pcc.edu/access <http://www.pcc.edu/access>

> Portland Community College

> 971-722-4720

>

>

>

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