Interface challenges for the visually impaired

Interface challenges for the visually impaired

Top end assistive technology devices for the visually impaired, are sophisticated electronic devices that are either hand-held, attached to a Long Cane or worn by the visually impaired user, to warn of obstacles ahead. Rangefinder ultrasonic pulse-echo techniques have readily been applied to many of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calder, David
Other Authors: Pier Luigi Emiliani
Format: Book Chapter
Published: IOS Press 2009
Subjects:
infrared
assistive technology
portable electronic device
ambient sound cues
ultrasonic pulse-echo
sensory channels
Obstacle warning displays
long cane
laser
visually impaired
sound interface displays
disabled
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45638

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