Visually impaired : assistive technologies, challenges and coping strategies /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2016]
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| Series: | Eye and vision research developments series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- VISUALLY IMPAIRED: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, CHALLENGES AND COPING STRATEGIES; VISUALLY IMPAIRED: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, CHALLENGES AND COPING STRATEGIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEW CLASS OF ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AIDS SUPPORTING THE AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE; ABSTRACT; 1. THE ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AIDS: STATE OF THE ART AND TECHNOLOGIES SURVEY; 2. ELECTROMAGNETIC SOLUTIONS FOR BLIND PEOPLE OBSTACLE DETECTION; 3. SAFETY ASPECTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
- Chapter 2: DIGITAL CONTENT DEVICES AND AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ASSISTING LOW VISION PEOPLEABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ASSISTIVE TOOLS; PROSTHETIC, TOUCH AND DIGITAL CONTENT SOLUTIONS; AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGIES; CURRENT PROJECTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: THE USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED ATHLETES RUNNERS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 1. RATIONALE; 2. ELECTROMAGNETIC GUIDING SYSTEM FOR BLIND ATHLETES RUNNERS; 3. RUNNING RACE PROJECT; 4. SAFETY ASPECTS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 4: DESIGNING MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE; ABSTRACT
- 1. INTRODUCTION2. BACKGROUND; 3. PROBLEMS WITH THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICES; 4. RULES FOR THE INTERFACE DESIGN; 5. PROTOTYPE MOBILE APPLICATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: THE AUDIO-DESCRIPTION PROFESSIONAL: A SURVEY ABOUT THE CONVERGENCE OF NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE FOR THIS PROFESSIONAL; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL REFERENCE; METHOD; RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ANALYSIS OF THE COLLECTED DATA; INDEX
