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EASI is hosting a webinar somewhat related to this topic with John
Gardner....<br>
<h3>EASI Free Webinar: Training students Who Are Blind to Read
Tactile Graphics </h3>
<p> Presenter: John Gardner from Viewplus Technology </p>
<p> March 10</p>
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There will be a fuller description long before March 10. There is
already a link for early registrations for this free event. Go to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://easi.cc/clinic.htm">http://easi.cc/clinic.htm</a> and look under the month of March<br>
Norm Coombs<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> athen-list
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Sorensen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] haptic devices</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi A11y Colleagues,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are a couple I've seen. Does
anyone have any experience with them or any others? </p>
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href="http://www.geomagic.com/en/products/phantom-omni/overview">Geomagic
Touch </a>, approx $599 </li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for any input.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Karen M. Sorensen<br>
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses</span><br>
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Portland Community College<br>
971-722-4720</span></p>
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