Digital Mathematics Learning Companion (Dmlc): Aplikasi Android Guru Pendamping Khusus Matematika Bagi Penyandang Tunanetra Berbasis Suara

Abstract

Based on Law no. 20 of 2003 education is the right of all Indonesian citizens, including persons with disabilities, especially in this article, namely people who are blind. The research objective is to develop technology-based teaching media for blind people. The learning media developed will help blind people learn mathematics independently like normal people in utilizing the sophistication of existing technology for independent learning. The application will be called Digital Mathematics Learning Companion (DMLC). DMLC is an application on the Android platform that is intended as a companion teacher for the visually impaired in learning mathematics. The DMLC application is an application on the Android platform that was developed with the facility of using voice both from instructions and commands to run the application. The application also allows users whose targets are visually impaired students to learn independently without being assisted by a special assistant teacher and run the application as a whole using voice commands and tap assistance as another alternative. In addition, users who cannot write braille can take advantage of this application to repeat the material until the user understands the material presented. The DMLC application can work optimally and effectively.Keywords: Android Application, DMLC, Blind

Students’ Perceptions of Innovative Learning Media as a Support System for Inclusive Education

“…In a more detailed explanation, learning media and materials in the form of audio with features such as text-to-speech, voice command, audio speed can help students with special needs, especially those with visual impairments. This has been proven in research by Rohaeti et al (2021) and Fatimah et al (2021). Both of these studies used similar features in developing learning models for visually impaired students.…”

“…First, 30 participants expected the learning media and materials to have features such as braille, sign language, subtitles, and/or closed captions. In research by Fatimah, et al (2021), it was shown that the use of braille in an app successfully improved the learning of visually impaired students. Then, 25 participants expressed how learning media and materials can be in the form of video and/or audio.…”

“…Rohaeti, et al (2021) proposed a Learning Management System (LMS) based Team Teaching Model (TTM) by IKIP Siliwangi that succeeded in supporting visually impaired students in studying Scientific Writing Strategies. Fatimah et al (2021) developed an android application that was effectively used by teachers in teaching visually impaired students called Digital Mathematics Learning Companion (DMLC). The application can help visually impaired students by using voice and "tap the screen" features to run the application.…”

Workshop Penggunaan Aplikasi Media Literasi Budaya Bagi Disabilitas Netra

“…Perkembangan teknologi seharusnya memberikan solusi praktis bagi perkembangan media pembelajaran untuk penyandang tunanetra (Fatimah, Parinata, Efendy, & Santika, 2021). Dengan perekembangan teknologi yang semakin canggih harusnya memudahkan segala aktifitas penyandang disabilitas netra ini.…”