عنوان

Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People.

1282824112

1846288673

6612824115

9781282824119

9781846288678

9786612824111

9781846288661

b732573

Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People.

[Book]

Dordrecht :

Springer,

2008.

1 online resource (742 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disability and Assistive Technology Systems -- Perception, the Eye and Assistive Technology Issues -- Sight Measurement -- Haptics as a Substitute for Vision -- Mobility: An Overview -- Mobility AT: The Batcane (UltraCane) -- Navigation AT: Context-aware Computing -- Accessible Global Positioning System (GPS) and Related Orientation Technologies -- Electronic Travel Aids: An Assessment -- Accessible Environments -- Accessible Bus System: A Bluetooth Application -- Accessible Information: An Overview -- Screen Readers and Screen Magnifiers -- Speech, Text and Braille Conversion Technology -- Accessing Books and Documents -- Designing Accessible Music Software for Print Impaired People -- Assistive Technology for Daily Living -- Assistive Technology for Education, Employment and Recreation.

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Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries. For the vision-impaired, specialised technology often can provide a fuller enjoyment of the facilities of society, from large scale meetings and public entertainments to reading a book or making music. This volume explores the engineering and design principles and techniques used in assistive technology for blind and vision-impaired people. This book maintains the currency of knowledge for engineers and health workers who develop devices and services for people with sight loss, and is an excellent sourc.

9781846288661

Blind, Apparatus for the-- Technological innovations.

Communication devices for people with disabilities-- Technological innovations.

People with visual disabilities-- Means of communication-- Technological innovations.

People with visual disabilities-- Orientation and mobility-- Technological innovations.

MQW

TEC009000

Hersh, Marion.

Johnson, Michael A.

20201203170931.0

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