The Environmental Perceptions of Blind Persons and Their Haptic Representation.

Kidwell, Ann Middleton; Greer, Peter Swartz

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Publication Date: 1972

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The Environmental Perceptions of Blind Persons and Their Haptic Representation

Kidwell, Ann Middleton; Greer, Peter Swartz

New Outlook for the Blind, 66, 8, 256-76, Oct 72

Reported were the research, design and production of a sophisticated, challenging tactual mobility map (of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Campus) for highly motivated and mobile blind users. (GW)

Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Research, Map Skills, Mobility Aids, Tactile Adaptation, Tactual Perception, Visual Impairments, Visually Handicapped Mobility

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