Investigating the effectiveness of the use of 2D and 3D stories by visually impaired people: a pilot study with educational dimensions
Abstract
The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the level of understanding of individuals with visual impairments when exploring two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms of fairy tales through touch (embossed forms and models/constructions). This paper is divided into two parts. The first part consists of a relevant literature review. Specifically, the first part analyzes the conceptual definitions related to fairy tales in connection with visual impairment. Then, concepts such as tactile embossed fairy tales and three-dimensional fairy tale constructions for children with visual impairments are presented and analyzed. The second part of this paper focuses on the implementation of the pilot study. Specifically, through the tactile representation of a folk tale in two-dimensional and three-dimensional form, the tactile navigation and comprehension of participants with visual impairments were explored. Three individuals with visual impairments examined the embossed representations and tactile constructions of the fairy tale ("The Sousourada"). The findings of this study showed that the combination of the two techniques seemed to facilitate or enhance the comprehension of individuals with visual impairment. Finally, the research concludes with a discussion, mentioning the limitations and suggestions for future research.
Keywords: fairy tale, tactile perception, embossed representations, two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional forms (3D), visual impairment, touch.
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