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Methodology for Building Virtual Reality Mobile Applications for Blind People on Advanced Visits to Unknown Interior Spaces
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Guerrón Paredes, Nancy Enriqueta; Cobo, Antonio; Martín, Carlos; Serrano, José Javier – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
Virtual reality applications for blind people in smartphones were used to make virtual visits in advance to unknown spaces; these need to include a set of cognitive and sensitive interfaces that allow users to use their other sensory capabilities to understand information about their environment and facilitate the interaction with the application,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Blindness, Telecommunications
Orientation Technology to Help Persons with Blindness and Multiple Disabilities Manage Indoor Travel and Travel-Related Anxiety
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Boccasini, Adele; La Martire, Maria L.; Oliva, Doretta; Lang, Russell – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: This study extended the assessment of a technology-aided orientation program with auditory cues by including 2 participants with multiple disabilities who had difficulties in indoor travel and showed travel-related anxiety behaviours (e.g., calling for help and whimpering). Method: The study was carried out according to a multiple…
Descriptors: Blindness, Multiple Disabilities, Orientation, Travel Training
An Interactive Training Game Using 3D Sound for Visually Impaired People
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Lee, Hsiao Ping; Huang, Yen-Hsuan; Sheu, Tzu-Fang – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The number of visually impaired people is increasing year by year. Although attention has been given to the needs of people with disabilities, most of the discussion has focused on social welfare, while talk about assistive technology for people with disabilities is rare. The blind need training courses for reconstruction and rehabilitation.…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Educational Games, Interactive Video
Auditory Cues Used for Wayfinding in Urban Environments by Individuals with Visual Impairments
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Koutsoklenis, Athanasios; Papadopoulos, Konstantinos – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
The study presented here examined which auditory cues individuals with visual impairments use more frequently and consider to be the most important for wayfinding in urban environments. It also investigated the ways in which these individuals use the most significant auditory cues. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Impairments, Urban Areas, Auditory Stimuli
Special Theme Section--Representation and Blindness: The Effect of Extended Acoustic Training on Spatial Updating in Adults Who Are Congenitally Blind.
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Easton, Randolph D.; Bentzen, Billie Louise – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1999
A study, including research and practice notes by various authors, investigated whether extended training in an acoustically rich environment could enhance the spatial updating ability of 12 adults with congenital blindness. After training, the adults' distance perception from a home-base location and novel locations was superior to a sighted…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Blindness
Guiding a Person with Blindness and Intellectual Disability in Indoor Travel with Fewer Auditory Cues.
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Oliva, Doretta; Bracalente, Sandro – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This study assessed the possibility of guiding a person with blindness and intellectual disability during indoor travel with fewer auditory cues. Results indicated that infrequent presentation of the cues and the provision of extra cues in case of errors maintained high levels of independent moves, albeit of increased duration. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Cues, Mental Retardation
Teaching Basic Ward Layout to the Severely Retarded Blind: An Auditory Approach
Uslan, Mark M. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
RESEARCH BULLETIN. NUMBER 4.
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CLARK, LESLIE L., ED. – 1964
THE FOLLOWING FOUR RESEARCH REPORTS ON ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY FOR THE BLIND BASED ON AURAL INFORMATION ARE CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN--"A PSYCHOACOUSTIC STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN ECHOLOCATION" BY JOHN R. WELCH, "ORIENTATION BY AURAL CLUES" BY IVO KOHLER, "SONAR SYSTEM OF THE BLIND" BY WINTHROP N. KELLOGG, AND "TRIAL OF AN ACOUSTIC BLIND…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli