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Studying with little or no sight

The Studying with little or no sight booklet is a resource

It lets those studying with little or no sight know what to expect from the OU study experience, gives plenty of study tips and provides many useful sources of assistive technologies.

You can download a PDF or Word copy from the links below, or you can buy a printed version from Open University Worldwide.

Registered students: you can request copy in print, DAISY or Braille from our regional or national centre.

Contents

Each of these sections can be downloaded separately as a PDF file, for reading or printing.

Studying with little or no sight (PDF, 596KB, 56 pages)
  1. Introduction (PDF, 110KB, 1 page)
  2. What does the OU mean by 'little or no sight'? (PDF, 123KB, 1 page)
  3. OU study methods (PDF, 188KB, 4 pages)
  4. Supporting your learning (PDF, 242KB, 7 pages)
  5. Visual and non-visual approaches to study (PDF, 148KB. 2 pages)
  6. Using computers (PDF, 165KB, 5 pages)
  7. Accessing printed material (PDF, 237KB, 7 pages)
  8. Taking notes (PDF, 184KB, 6 pages)
  9. Being organised (PDF, 188KB, 3 pages)
  10. Writing assignments (PDF,175KB 2 pages)
  11. Revision and exams (PDF, 127KB 3 pages)
  12. Appendixes (PDF,174KB 7 pages)

However, you can download the whole booklet as one file Studying with little or no sight (PDF, 596KB, 56 pages).

DOC

Alternatively you can use this accessible Word version Studying with Little or No Sight (DOC, 299KB, 41 pages).

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