nonvisual
- adjective
- /nɒnˈvɪʒuəl/
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no visual
- One previous study found a statistically significant advantage for braille reading instruction in phonemes and onset-rimes with young sighted children under nonvisual conditions (Crawford et al., 2006).
- nonvisual information
- nonvisual conditions
Examples
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Even people who are blind have a mental model of their environment, built entirely from nonvisual information.
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Although we have accepted multimodal approaches to learning, have we convinced ourselves that high-quality low vision services can be replaced with nonvisual approaches to learning?
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Their major dependence on nonvisual information made them very difficult photo essay subjects.
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Smith believed that the role of nonvisual information was to reduce alternatives in reading in order to allow the reader to make more accurate predictions about the text.
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Professionals are equally responsible for facilitating nonvisual access for students who are blind or have insufficient vision to benefit from visual access modes.
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Nonvisual media that are available include audiotaped materials, synthetic speech produced on computers, sighted readers, and technology.
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What is also evident is that students who are blind and those with low vision are equally capable of gaining access to information through braille, advances in technology, and nonvisual ways of gaining access to computers.
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Local education agencies may be reluctant to use local funding for assessments and devices when large-print and nonvisual instructional materials are available through federal quota funds.
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Blind individuals learn to navigate their surroundings using nonvisual cues like sound and touch.
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The nonvisual elements of the presentation engaged the audience's other senses, making the experience more interactive.
Synonyms
Not using light or sight to find things
Antonyms
How Visual
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Etymology
Nonvisual is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and visual from 'vision' meaning 'sight'. So, nonvisual describes something that does not use sight, like sound or touch feedback.