scholarly journals Assistive technology applied to education of students with visual impairment

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cássia Cristiane de Freitas Alves ◽  
Gelse Beatriz Martins Monteiro ◽  
Suzana Rabello ◽  
Maria Elisabete Rodrigues Freire Gasparetto ◽  
Keila Monteiro de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Education Of Students

scholarly journals Assistive technology solutions for aiding travel of pedestrians with visual impairment

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205566831772599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyush Chanana ◽  
Rohan Paul ◽  
M Balakrishnan ◽  
PVM Rao
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Independent Mobility ◽  
The Real ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Real Challenge ◽  
Specific Part

This work systematically reviews the assistive technology solutions for pedestrians with visual impairment and reveals that most of the existing solutions address a specific part of the travel problem. Technology-centered approach with limited focus on the user needs is one of the major concerns in the design of most of the systems. State-of-the-art sensor technology and processing techniques are being used to capture details of the surrounding environment. The real challenge is in conveying this information in a simplified and understandable form especially when the alternate senses of hearing, touch, and smell have much lesser perception bandwidth than that of vision. A lot of systems are at prototyping stages and need to be evaluated and validated by the real users. Conveying the required information promptly through the preferred interface to ensure safety, orientation, and independent mobility is still an unresolved problem. Based on observations and detailed review of available literature, the authors proposed that holistic solutions need to be developed with the close involvement of users from the initial to the final validation stages. Analysis reveals that several factors need serious consideration in the design of such assistive technology solutions.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review on Inclusive Education of Students with Visual Impairment

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Hisae Miyauchi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
General Education ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
External Support ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Generic Set ◽  
Education Of Students

This was a systematic review on the inclusive education of students with visual impairment. This study focused on two of the most addressed topics: the perceptions of general education teachers and challenges faced by students with visual impairment in accessing academic subjects. It synthesized the findings of 18 peer-reviewed articles published in English from 1980 to 2020. General education teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with visual impairment were both positive and negative and were influenced by teacher-, student-, and environment-related factors. Feeling unprepared, one of the main teacher-related factors, seemed to have a great effect. In terms of access to academic subjects, the most discussed subjects were Mathematics, Science, and Physical Education. Although students with visual impairment seemed to be studying at or above their grade level, their exclusion from participation in classroom activities was apparent. Unfortunately, these challenges lead to short- and long-term consequences. Key elements in increasing accessibility to subjects were: general education teachers possessing a generic set of effective pedagogical strategies, effective teaching-learning tools, and external support. The importance of teacher training and a holistic support system were emphasized.

scholarly journals Facilitators and barriers to education for chiropractic students with visual impairment

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-124
Author(s):  
Aditi Joshi ◽  
Suzanne L. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Academic Experiences ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Disability Services ◽  
Barriers To Education ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Disability Awareness ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Education Of Students

Objective The purpose of this study was to document the academic experiences of students with visual impairment in a doctor of chiropractic program. Methods Ten participants were recruited, including 3 students who are “legally blind,” 2 student notetakers, 3 faculty members who taught students with visual impairment, and 2 staff members from the Disability Services Office. For this qualitative study, the students were recruited through the Disability Services Office. The participants were audiotaped during approximately 1-hour interviews conducted in a semistructured manner within a private setting (a quiet office) on the campus during office hours. Thematic analysis was conducted using a deductive method for codes and an inductive method for themes. Results We identified facilitators and barriers to the education of students with visual impairment. Notable facilitators were planning for accessible educational materials, accessibility of workable space, and support systems, such as notetakers and close interaction with faculty. Notable barriers were attitudes of students with visual impairment toward their education, lack of personnel training, and lack of disability awareness in the campus community. Conclusion Meticulous planning of resources and communication are key to enriching academic experiences of students with visual impairment.

scholarly journals RFID AND VIRTUAL REALITY TEST SETUP FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Ingmar BEŠIĆ ◽  
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Zikrija AVDAGIĆ AVDAGIĆ ◽  
Kerim HODŽIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Object Localization ◽  
Color Mapping ◽  
Test Setup ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

Visual impairments often pose serious restrictions on a visually impaired person and there is a considerable number of persons, especially among aging population, which depend on assistive technology to sustain their quality of life. Development and testing of assistive technology for visually impaired requires gathering information and conducting studies on both healthy and visually impaired individuals in a controlled environment. We propose test setup for visually impaired persons by creating RFID based assistive environment – Visual Impairment Friendly RFID Room. The test setup can be used to evaluate RFID object localization and its use by visually impaired persons. To certain extent every impairment has individual characteristics as different individuals may better respond to different subsets of visual information. We use virtual reality prototype to both simulate visual impairment and map full visual information to the subset that visually impaired person can perceive. Time-domain color mapping real-time image processing is used to evaluate the virtual reality prototype targeting color vision deficiency.

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