scholarly journals Communicating Photograph Content Through Tactile Images to People With Visual Impairments

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Pakėnaitė ◽  
Petar Nedelev ◽  
Eirini Kamperou ◽  
Michael J. Proulx ◽  
Peter M. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Image Content ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Family Photographs ◽  
The World

Millions of people with a visual impairment across the world are denied access to visual images. They are unable to enjoy the simple pleasures of viewing family photographs, those in textbooks or tourist brochures and the pictorial embellishment of news stories etc. We propose a simple, inexpensive but effective approach, to make content accessible via touch. We use state-of-the-art algorithms to automatically process an input photograph into a collage of icons, that depict the most important semantic aspects of a scene. This collage is then printed onto swell paper. Our experiments show that people can recognise content with an accuracy exceeding 70% and create plausible narratives to explain it. This means that people can understand image content via touch. Communicating scene foreground is a step forward, but there are many other steps needed to provide the visually impaired with the fullest possible access to visual content.

Adapting the Brief COPE for Chinese Adolescents with Visual Impairments

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yuan ◽  
Li-fang Zhang ◽  
Bing Li
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Chinese Adolescent

Introduction The present research pioneered the effort in assessing adolescents’ coping with visual impairment through adapting the Brief COPE in an eastern context. The first study preliminarily explored the applicability of the Brief COPE to Chinese adolescent students with visual impairments. Based on the results, the Brief COPE was modified and renamed, COPE-Revised. The second study tested the internal psychometric properties and the criterion-related validity of the COPE-Revised. Criterion-related validity was obtained through investigating the correlation between coping and self-esteem. Method The first study involved 176 adolescent students with visual impairments, comprising a survey using the Brief COPE and follow-up interviews. In the second study, another cohort of 170 adolescent students with visual impairments responded to the COPE-Revised together with an inventory assessing self-esteem. Results The COPE-Revised showed adequate psychometric properties. Three higher-order factors, namely self-directed, other-directed, and relinquished-control coping, were identified. The way in which self-esteem was correlated with these three dimensions of coping provided evidence for the criterion-related validity of the COPE-Revised. Discussion The findings indicate that the COPE-Revised has sound psychometric properties among adolescents with visual impairments. Limitations regarding the sample-selection bias and the means of questionnaire survey among visually impaired adolescents are noted. Implications for practitioners This research tailored a coping inventory for educators, counselors, and researchers who are interested in investigating adolescents’ ability to cope with visual impairments. The relationship between coping with visual impairment and self-esteem found in this research has reference significance for educational and counseling services for visually impaired adolescents.

scholarly journals Echolocation, as a method supporting spatial orientation and independent movement of people with visual impairment

2019 ◽  
pp. 353-371
Author(s):  
KAMILA MILER-ZDANOWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The World ◽  
Impaired People

Kamila Miler-Zdanowska, Echolocation, as a method supporting spatial orientation and independent movement of people with visual impairment. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 25, Poznań 2019. Pp. 353-371. Adam MickiewiczUniversity Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.25.15 People with visual impairment use information from other senses to gain knowledge about the world around them. More and more studies conducted withthe participation of visually impaired people indicate that data obtained through auditory perception is extremely important. In this context, the ability of echolocation used by blind people to move independently is interesting. The aim of the article is to present echolocation as a method supporting spatial orientation of people with visual impairment. The article presents the results of empirical studies of echolocation. It also presents the benefits of using this ability in everyday life and signals research projects related to the methodology of teaching echolocation in Poland. People with visually impaired to get knowledge about the world around them use information from other senses. Many studies conducted with the participation of visually impaired people indicate that data obtained through hearing are extremely important. In this context, the ability of echolocation used by blind people to move independently is interesting. The aim of the article is to present echolocation as a method supporting spatial orientation of people with visual disabilities. The article presents the results of empirical studies on echolocation. It also presents the benefits of using this skill in everyday life and signals research projects on themethodology of teaching echolocation in Poland.

scholarly journals An Intelligent and Interactive Interface to Support Symmetrical Collaborative Educational Writing among Visually Impaired and Sighted Users

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirza Waqar ◽  
Muhammad Aslam ◽  
Muhammad Farhan
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Shared Environment ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Speech Recognition Engine

It is often uncomfortable for disabled individuals, especially those with vision impairment, to conduct educational activities in collaboration with people that have perfect vision. This can be because of the former’s lack of confidence, vision capability, and acceptance. Information and communications technology (ICT) has played a vital role in giving support to people with visual impairments so that they can overcome their issues. This study proposes innovative solutions that address the challenges faced by partially or completely visually impaired people. It provides an interactive and intelligent interface, which they may use to perform educational activities, such as editing, writing, or reviewing documents, in collaboration with people without visual impairments. The system provides high-quality awareness features by sending them instant voice notifications about the actions and events occurring in the shared environment. A speech-recognition engine has been integrated into the system to allow users to interact with the application through voice commands. The system is evaluated through experiments, where people with visual impairment and people without visual impairment were engaged in collaborative writing. The obtained results are encouraging. The users showed curiosity in the system and were able to focus on the productive task instead of their disability.

Play and Concept Development in Infants and Young Children with Severe Visual Impairments: A Constructivist View

1997 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Recchia
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Constructivist View ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Infants and young children who are severely visually impaired from birth show consistent delays in concept development, compared to their sighted peers. This article focuses on the impact of severe visual impairment on the development of those play skills that facilitate concept development and discusses the ways in which intervention can enhance play experiences for infants and young children with severe visual impairments.

scholarly journals Equipamento Vestível para Auxílio na Mobilidade de Pessoas Com Deficiência Visual

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Claudio Leite Pereira ◽  
Janine Kniess
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
The Way

Mobility for people with visual impairments is a challenge in placeswhere there is no knowledge of obstacles. Research carried out inthis work identified that people with visual impairment have difficultieswith obstacles located above 1 meter. Thus, an approach isproposed to notify the visually impaired person through sound andvibration about such obstacles. The proposed solution is available onthe ThingSpeak platform and components such as microcontrollers(ESP8266 NodeMcu ESP-12), sensors, buzzer and GPS were usedin its development. Results confirmed that the proposed approachcorrectly identified the existence of obstacles with a height equalto or greater than 1 (one) meter in the way of visually impairedpeople.

scholarly journals BASAER Team: The First Arabic Robot Team for Building the Capacities of Visually Impaired Students to Build and Program Robots

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Hamash ◽  
Hasnah Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Educational Robotics ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Guided Instruction ◽  
Educational Robots

the purpose of this study was to examine whether visually impaired students can build educational robots and program them if they receive adapted materials and instructions with guided instruction from well-trained educators in the fields of inclusive STEM Classrooms. Discussion of the technologies and our experimental approach is presented in this paper and validated through the continued successful effort with visually impaired students for two years of the program and specialists in the field of visual impairment and STEAM, we also validated our approach by performing experimental classes for students with different visual impairments and ages. The results indicated that the approach used by BASAER team was successful in enabling the blind and visually impaired students to build and program educational robotics and to participate effectively in national and international STEAM programs and competitions, with some limitations and Challenges encountered and explored during this research. The results from this study will be used to suggest a fully adapted system to support full inclusion for blind and visually impaired students in educational robots in STEAM context and to promote the adoption of this study and similar studies toward Inclusive STEM Classrooms.

Students with Visual Impairments in Special and Mainstream Schools in Japan: A Survey

2000 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-228
Author(s):  
Toshibumi Kakizawa ◽  
Graeme Douglas ◽  
Kunio Kagawa ◽  
Heather Mason
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
General Decrease ◽  
Visually Impaired Students

This article reports on a 1995 survey of visually impaired students in Japan: 4,537 in special schools for visually impaired students and 233 in visual impairment units in mainstream schools. Although there appears to be a general decrease in the number of students with visual impairments in Japan, the proportion with additional disabilities is increasing. The findings for Japan are contrasted with those of similar studies in Great Britain.

Perspectives on Working with Visually Impaired Persons Worldwide: Looking Forward

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.C. Barraga
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

Based on visits and teaching experiences in more than 15 different countries around the world, the differences in philosophies in education, changing attitudes in regard to persons with visual impairments, and service delivery systems are discussed. Examples are provided when appropriate. Special attention is given to the dramatic emphasis on development of low vision services in recent years. The article closes with challenges for the future.

scholarly journals ADAPTASI TEKNOLOGI QR CODE AUDIO PADA TORSO BIOLOGI UNTUK SISWA TUNANETRA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiza Indriastuti ◽  
Wawan Tri Saksono
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Independent Manner ◽  
Learning Gap ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Biology Learning

Studying Biology for students with visual impairment and other visual impairments has been a difficult task, especially when it comes to living things. During this time, biology lessons related to the system on the human body done one of them through torso learning media and it became a problem for visual impairment learners. This paper aims to conduct studies and development of the use of QR Code audio for the visually impaired. The study focused on adaptation of QR Code and audio on Torso, and implementation of Torso Audio in Biology lessons for the visually impaired and other visual disorders. The study results revealed that the Audio Torso was designed by adapting the QR Code audio which was then pinned to the intended torso. By adapting learning technology through QR Code audio, it can minimize the Biology learning gap for blind students and other visual impairments. The use of Torso Audio is done in a classical and independent manner. Classically it is used integrated with Biology learning as teaching materials. Independent use is carried out by students outside of learning hours as an enrichment material. Through the Audio Torso, educators and students get benefits and fulfilled the need for more auditive learning media. ABSTRAKMempelajari biologi bagi siswa tunanetra dan gangguan penglihatan lainnya, merupakan kesulitan tersendiri, apalagi jika menyangkut dengan kehidupan makhluk hidup. Selama ini, pelajaran biologi yang menyangkut dengan sistem pada tubuh manusia dilakukan salah satunya melalui media pembelajaran torso dan itu menjadi permasalahan tersendiri bagi peserta didik tunanetra. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk melakukan kajian dan pengembangan terhadap pemanfaatan QR Code audio bagi tunanetra. Kajian difokuskan pada adaptasi QR Code dan audio pada Torso, dan pemanfaatan Torso Audio pada pelajaran Biologi bagi tunanetra. Hasil kajian diketahui bahwa Torso audio dirancang dengan mengadaptasi QR Code audio yang selanjutnya disematkan pada torso yang dimaksud. Dengan melakukan adaptasi teknologi pembelajaran melalui QR Code audio, dapat meminimalisir kesenjangan pembelajaran Biologi bagi siswa tunanetra dan gangguan penglihatan lainnya. Pemanfaatan Torso Audio dilakukan secara klasikal dan mandiri. Secara klasikal dimanfaatkan terintegrasi dengan pembelajaran Biologi sebagai bahan ajar. Pemanfaatan secara mandiri dilakukan oleh peserta didik diluar jam pembelajaran sebagai bahan pengayaan. Melalui Torso Audio tersebut, pendidik dan peserta didik mendapatkan manfaat dan terpenuhi kebutuhan media pembelajaran yang lebih auditif.

scholarly journals DESIGN SPECIAL SCHOOL MATERIAL FOR THE STUDENTS WITH VISUAL DISABILITY USING ( THE KURDISH LANGUAGE FIRST TIME WITH BRAILLE IN THE WORLD ) AND BARCODE TECHNOLOGY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Yasar A. Al-Jaleeli
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Special School ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The World ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
First Time

Purpose of the study: It has been presented by the researcher in this paper to be relied upon in the design of curricula for visually impaired people using barcode technology in The Kurdish region and the Kurdish speakers, in this paper the researcher use the Kurdish language with the Braille first time in the world and he hopes to add this language to usage of Braille in the next modifying in UNESCO organization because of it is now the second official language in Iraqi law. Methodology: In these study characters of the Kurdish language has been investigated. Students with visual disabilities in the form of various groups gathered to be taught using the signs of Kurdish language. Their progress during this effort has been reported through this article Results: Braille is not exclusive to people without another. It is an easy-to-read and writes tool for people with visual impairments. Although the Kurdish population is more than 30 million, their language is not mentioned in the UNESCO Guide until 2018.

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