Exam Details

Subject Softwares For Visually Impaired
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Certificate In Information And Assistive Technologies For Instructors Of Visually Impaired (PGCIATWI)
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss various Windows based screen reading software used for visually impaired.
OR
Discuss various types of video magnifiers. How do you choose a suitable screen magnifier?

2. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each

What do you mean by screen magnification?

Write short note on Zoom Text Magnifier.

What is Braille? How is it produced?

What are the important features of Window Eyes 7.1

What are the uses of refreshable Braille display?

Write short note on mobile screen reading software.

3. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

What is OCR? Discuss the usefulness of OCR for the visually impaired.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Assistive And Adaptive Technologies
  • Communication Skills
  • Softwares For Visually Impaired
  • Understanding The Learner