"I Have a Blind Student in My Maths/Science Class, Should I panic? How to promote inclusion for blind students" Invited speaker session by Donal Fitzpatrick, Lecturer at the School of Computing at Dublin University, at Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate, the 2011 conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT). Session given in Leeds, UK, on Thursday 8 September 2011 at 10.30. For information about ALT go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/. Made publicly available by ALT under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK: England and Wales licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/.
I was glad to hear the 3d printer idea at the end as I was thinking of the same thing.
Regarding the cost of 3d printers - you might be able to find nearly free labour and technology in the form of volunteers from a 'Hacker Space' in your local city.
Secondly - only half in jest - do you have an Art Department near your Mathematics Department? Perhaps you could enlist the help of some sculptors?
cnawan 3 months ago