Assessment of Indoor Route-finding Technology for People who are Visually Impaired

Assessment of Indoor Route-finding Technology for People Who Are Visually Impaired

This study investigated navigation with route instructions generated by digital-map software and synthetic speech. The participants, either visually impaired or sighted wearing blindfolds, successfully located rooms in an unfamiliar building. Users with visual impairments demonstrated better route-finding performance when the technology provided distance information in the number of steps, rath...

Assisting people who are visually impaired

Assisting people who are visually impaired

Assessment of Indoor Route-finding Technology for People with Visual Impairment.

This study investigated navigation with route instructions generated by digital-map software and synthetic speech. Participants, either visually impaired or sighted wearing blind folds, successfully located rooms in an unfamiliar building. Users with visual impairment demonstrated better route-finding performance when the technology provided distance information in number of steps rather than w...

Haptic Assistive Technology for Individuals who are Visually Impaired

NEW, effective methods of non-visual communication are needed for individuals who are blind or visually impaired in the modern world. Areas of relevance include tasks performed in the workplace, in educational settings, in the pursuit of leisure activities, in daily living, and navigating indoor and outdoor spaces. Providing an equivalent of what can be seen through an alternate sensory channel...