Research on the computerized system to make Digital Textbooks Ranging from Mathematics and Science to Others be barrier-free

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25245084
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Nihon University Junior College
• Principal Investigator: YAMAGUCHI Katsuhito 日本大学短期大学部, 一般教育, 教授 (00182428)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 藤芳 明生 茨城大学, 工学部, 准教授 (00323212) ; 渡辺 哲也 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 准教授 (10342958) ; 鈴木 昌和 九州大学, マス・フォア・インダストリ研究所, 名誉教授 (20112302) ; 相澤 彰子 国立情報学研究所, コンテンツ科学研究系, 教授 (90222447)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAWANE Fukashi 日本大学, 短期大学部・一般教育, 講師 (90234088) ; KOMADA Toshihiko 日本大学, 短期大学部・ものづくり・サイエンス総合学科, 講師 (30360316) ; KANAHORI Toshihiro 筑波技術大学, 障害者高等教育研究支援センター, 准教授 (00352568)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: インクルージョン / デジタル教科書 / バリアフリー / 視覚障害 / 発達性読字障害 / DAISY / EPUB3

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to allow pupil/students with various print disabilities (blind, severe low vision, dyslexia) to use e-textbooks (so-called "digital textbooks" in Japan) easily in inclusive educational environment, we have established a standard model of accessible e-textbooks in EPUB3 (DAISY4, "Digital Accessible Information System"), which is an international standard for accessible e-books. Based on it, we have developed a authoring tool to make given STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) contents barrier-free (accessible), which originally include many technical symbols/notations such as math expressions, chemical formulas, figures, diagrams, tables, maps, etc. We have also developed/studied an accessible browser for multilingual STEM contents, an authoring tool for easily-understandable tactile graphics, a new technology to help disabled students with understanding STEM contents and so on.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育，教育工学，福祉情報工学