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Baker, David; Fomukong-Boden, Ann; Edwards, Sian – Music Education Research, 2019
This paper reports on an exploratory research-and-development project concerning a device for conveying a conductor's gestures wirelessly to a visually impaired (blind or partially sighted) performer as a haptic signal. The research team developed this device from January to July 2017 under a University College London (UCL) Institute of Education…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Musicians, Foreign Countries
Romero-Fresco, Pablo; Fryer, Louise – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
Introduction: Time constraints limit the quantity and type of information conveyed in audio description (AD) for films, in particular the cinematic aspects. Inspired by introductory notes for theatre AD, this study developed audio introductions (AIs) for "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Man on Wire." Each AI comprised 10 minutes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Films, Blindness, Partial Vision
Feely, Mary; Vetere, Arlene; Myers, Lynn B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
One of the most prevalent visual impairments of people aged 60 and older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which ranks third globally as a cause of visual impairment (World Health Organization, 2006). The purpose of this study was to conduct a tentative subjective assessment of eccentric viewing by persons with AMD. The authors recruited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partial Vision, Visual Impairments, Qualitative Research