Perception of Tactile Route Configurations by Blind and Sighted Observers.

Easton, Randolph D.; Bentzen, Billie Louise

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ERIC Number: EJ234353

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Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Perception of Tactile Route Configurations by Blind and Sighted Observers.

Easton, Randolph D.; Bentzen, Billie Louise

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v74 n7 p254-57,261-64 Sep 1980

Two experiments compared single v double lines on tactile mobility maps using 12 blindfolded sighted Ss, 12 congenitally blind Ss, and 12 adventitiously blinded Ss (age range for all three groups, 7 to 72). (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Blindness, Children, Congenital Impairments, Maps, Mobility Aids, Raised Line Drawings, Tactile Adaptation, Tactual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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