ERIC Number: EJ943516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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Olfactory Cues Used for Wayfinding in Urban Environments by Individuals with Visual Impairments
Koutsoklenis, Athanasios; Papadopoulos, Konstantinos
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v105 n10 p692-702 Oct-Nov 2011
This study examined which olfactory cues individuals with visual impairments use most often and determined which of these cues these individuals deemed to be the most important for wayfinding in urban environments. It also investigated the ways in which the individuals use these olfactory cues. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Navigation, Visually Impaired Mobility, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Questionnaires, Olfactory Perception, Stimuli
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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