PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE “APROL” METHODOLOGY IN TRAINING BLIND STUDENTS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Abstract

The article reveals the history of the creation of the “APROL” methodology proposed by A.I. Nikolayev in 2019. A feature of the technique is a possibility of using a conventional keyboard to teach people with special educational needs in vision. The author has developed special algorithms using notches for blind printing on the letters A and O, as well as on the number 5 for teaching blind students. In the period from 2019 to 2023, a team of like-minded people led by the author of the methodology developed four computer programs for teaching people with special educational needs in vision (OOP in vision), including completely blind people. These programs have been successfully tested at the Republican Correctional School, the North-Eastern and Far Eastern Federal Universities, where, according to the results of training, students with visual disabilities have left positive feedback. The prospect of development is the creation of an Internet portal, with the possibility of distance learning using the “APROL” method. This approach and the developed computer programs can serve as an alternative for teaching blind students to such well-known existing devices for teaching the blind as: Braille display, screen magnifier, NVDA screen access program, etc.