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Hass, Julia Louise. "Role determinants of teachers of the visually impaired." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25420.

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The trend to mainstream visually impaired students in British Columbia over the last seven years has resulted in new teacher roles--those of itinerant or resource room teachers. Changing caseloads, teaching technology and philosophy have created a dynamic milieu in which such teachers operate. This study was undertaken to fill a gap in exploratory research data on some of the factors that determine the role of these teachers in this province. A questionnaire was designed and completed by the 44 teachers of the visually impaired in British Columbia. Results of the study gave information from 4

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Jay, Jason Chaw. "FOODWAYS OF THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED: TRAVERSING THE BLIND KITCHEN." Scholarly Commons, 2018. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3125.

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In the United States, the number of visually impaired and blind Americans will rise drastically as the population continues to age; and, yet little is known about how the impact of blindness affects an individual when it comes to the experience of food provisioning and preparation. This thesis presents the study of how the blind and the visually impaired experience food provisioning and preparation. It explores how modern technology and sensory training help these groups of people traverse kitchen and grocery store environments. In thematically organized chapters, this thesis examines sensory

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Trelfa, Richard P. "Blind date : mate selection in visually impaired and sighted populations." Thesis, Durham University, 2004. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1794/.

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Baltander, Richard. "Education, labour market and incomes for the deaf/hearing impaired and the blind/visually impaired /." Stockholm : The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University : Stockholm University Library [distributör], 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-26435.

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Bhargava, Rahul 1978. "Designing a computational construction kit for the blind and visually impaired." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61124.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).<br>This thesis documents the adaptation and extension of an existing computational construction kit, and its use by a community of learners previously unaddressed - blind and visually impaired children. This community has an intimate relationship with the digital and assistive technologies that they rely on for carrying out their everyday tasks, but have no tools for designing and creating their own devices. Usin

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Timiri, Vijayakumar Siddharth. "An assistive navigational device for the blind and the visually impaired." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10196503.

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<p> One of the major challenges faced by the blind and the visually impaired in their daily activities, is independent navigation in an urban setting. There may be protrusions, potholes, excavations, vehicles, etc. on their path. The main aim of the assistive devices is to make the visually impaired or the blind more independent and self-sufficient. White canes and guide dogs are the primitive mobility aids they use. Currently there are many Electronic Travel Aids (ETA) and Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) available in the market such as the smart canes, radix rotating cone, etc.</p><p> T

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Schramel, Lori Ann. "Art criticism through multisensory instruction for visually impaired and blind students." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278739.

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This study was designed to compare the effects of a multisensory art criticism approach with a traditional (visual) art criticism approach in interpreting a work of art. Parade (1960) by Jacob Lawrence was the artwork chosen for the study. Two groups of visually impaired and blind high school participated in this study. Group 1 received the multisensory instruction, which included music, and tactile stimuli, and then the traditional instruction. Group 2 received the same exercises but in the opposite order. All students (N = 18) completed two assessments on their knowledge and interpretation o

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de, Groot Jan Jaap. "Designing a system for visually impaired users to identify objects." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239032.

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This thesis describes the process of designing a system for visually impaired users to identify objects. Smartphones are empowering visually impaired people by providing independence. The two major mobile operating systems, Android and iOS, both include screen reading software. By enabling this feature, the content of the screen is read out loud and the way of interaction is changed. These screen readers have been further investigated to optimize the user experience. Furthermore, several options for identifying objects have been explored. The system has been evaluated by over a hundred blind a

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Norgate, Sarah. "Conceptual and lexical functioning in blind, severely visually impaired and sighted infants." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1996. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/78595/.

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This thesis examines the role of vision in language development by focusing on: first, the understanding blind infants have of objects, actions/events and the way they start to talk about these aspects of their environment; and, second, the ways visual information contributes to conceptual and lexical development in sighted infants. Until recently, research has predominantly focused on infants' understanding of objects and their understanding of actions/events has been neglected. Since individuals who are blind predominantly have access to temporal, rather than spatial infomation and so are be

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Saqr, Raneem. "Blind and Visually Impaired Users Adaptation to Web Environments: A Qualitative Study." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6380.

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Although much research exists on human behavior in online environments, research on users with disabilities is still rare. To draw more attention to this population, this dissertation explored browsing patterns and adaptive behaviors of people with visual disability across different online environments common in daily activities: social network, e-commerce, online information, and search engines’ websites. The main objective of this study is to propose a conceptual framework of how blind and visually impaired users browse and adapt to different web environments. We achieve this objective using

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Reidmiller, Lauri Lydy. "Art for the visually impaired and blind a case study of one artist's solution." Columbus, OH : Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1054144608.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.<br>Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 303 p.: ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Patricia Stuhr, Dept. of Art Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-276).

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Di, Mattia Valentina. "Study for a novel electromagnetic travel aid for visually impaired people." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/242743.

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La mobilità autonoma per le persone ipovedenti e non vedenti può essere molto difficile e spesso richiede l'uso di dispositivi di supporto, come il bastone bianco. Nel corso degli ultimi decenni sono stati proposti numerosi dispositivi elettronici con lo scopo di fornire al non vedente delle informazioni sull’ambiente circostante utili alla deambulazione. Ad oggi nessuno di essi soddisfa appieno i requisiti delle linee guida internazionali definite per gli ETA. Si è pensato quindi di studiare un ausilio innovativo basato su impulsi elettromagnetici, ancora mai impiegati per questo scopo

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Pieralisi, Marco. "Electromagnetic systems for autonomous running of visually impaired athletes." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/243149.

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La principale attività di ricerca è la progettazione di tecnologie innovative volte a rendere autonomi atleti affetti da disabilità visive durante lo sport o attività sportive all’aperto. Due sistemi sono stati sviluppati per questi atleti distinguendo due discipline sportive: maratona e atletica leggera. Entrambi i sistemi si basano sulla generazione di un’area sicura dove l’atleta possa svolgere la sua attività senza l’assistenza di una persona vedente. Il primo sistema è caratterizzato da un’unita trasmittente mobile, posta di fronte all’atleta, che genererà due “muri elettromagnetici” i qu

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Jonsson, Mårten. "Digital tools for the blind : How to increase navigational capabilities for visually impaired persons." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för kommunikation och information, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-9735.

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The development of human-computer interaction (HCI) systems, usable by people withvisual impairments is a progressing field of research. Similarly, the creation of audio-onlygames and digital tools has been investigated somewhat thoroughly, with many interestingresults. This thesis aims to combine the two fields in the creation of an audio-only digital tool,aimed at aiding visually impaired persons to navigate unknown areas. This is done by lookingat the field of HCI systems, and games for blind, and by looking at the concept of mentalmaps and spatial orientation within cognitive science. An a

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Horton, Mark Lloyd. "Light, texture and sound in a training centre for the blind and visually impaired." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5988.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>KENGO KUMA suggests that fashion driven architecture is a thing of the past as occupants begin to demand more from the space that they inhabit. This project aims for an architecture that connects building and occupant through the use of light, and materials, and the connection of them and the human body. Programme: a training centre for the blind and visually impaired that aims to assist the reintegration of the non-sighted and sighted communities through their economic independence. The building would also offer spaces such as a cafe and a conference ce

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Hendrikz, Francois. "The information-seeking process of blind and visually impaired Grade 12 learners in selected South African schools for the blind." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32683.

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All people seek information for various reasons sometime during their lifetime. How this process has been researched and documented by various researchers is covered in this thesis, showing how the insights and lessons from various Information Seeking Models in the literature have informed and enriched this study. These models provide a good understanding of the study field and frameworks to explain the different elements of the information seeking process. All available Information Seeking Models, however, are developed based on the assumption that information seeking is performed by people w

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Dakopoulos, Dimitrios. "TYFLOS: A WEARABLE NAVIGATION PROTOTYPE FOR BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED; DESIGN, MODELLING AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1246542875.

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Parker, David. "Assessment of Access Methods for Mobile Maps for Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/6097.

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When people go to a mall, museums, or other such locations they tend to rely on maps to find their way around. However, for people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) maps are not easily accessible and they depend on other means, such as a guide, to get around. Research has only just begun to investigate providing maps for people who are BVI on touch screen devices. Many different types of feedback have been used: audio (sound), tactile (touch), audio-tactile, and multitouch. Some research has been conducted on the benefit of using multiple fingers (multitouch) and has found conflicting r

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Schmidt, Julia. "GEOVIB : An Application to SupportVisually Impaired and Blind Children inFollowing Geometry Lectures." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medieteknik (ME), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-66864.

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Inclusive education has increased in popularity over the last two decades. Inclusiveclassrooms consist of children from diverse backgrounds and with variousimpairments, with special educational needs. Children with special educationalneeds in vision require assistive tools to access visual information. Topics thatmake strong use of such information, e.g. geometry, can therefore be challengingfor children with visual impairments or blindness (VIB) as well as their teachers.Assistive tools like video magniers and physical objects in the shape ofgeometric gures are used to aid VIB in learning bas

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Ge, Tengqingqing. "Indoor Positioning System based on Bluetooth Low Energy for Blind or Visually Impaired Users : Running on a smartphone." Thesis, KTH, Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175668.

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Blind and visually impaired (BVI) users desire an indoor navigation tool that is inexpensive, convenient, and reliable. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the feasibility of using a smartphone as a platform for such a navigation tool. A good navigation tool should have both a good positioning accuracy and a user-friendly interface. Thus, one focus of this thesis is to improve the performance of an indoor positioning systems running on smartphones, as compared to existing systems. Another focus is to customize this indoor positioning system specifically for BVI users. The proposed indoor

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Olofsson, Stina. "Designing interfaces for the visually impaired : Contextual information and analysis of user needs." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-144370.

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This thesis explores how to design for the visually impaired. During the course of work, a literature study and interviews with blind and visually impaired people were conducted. The objective was to investigate what contextual information is wanted in new and unfamiliar spaces outside their home. The interviews also explored how they experience digital tools they are using today and what they think of the possibilities of voice and other user interfaces. The main finding from the study is that there are indications that multimodal interfaces are preferred. The interface should combine voice,

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Al-Salihi, Nawzad Kameran. "Precise positioning in real-time using GPS-RTK signal for visually impaired people navigation system." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4773.

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This thesis presents the research carried out to investigate and achieve highly reliable and accurate navigation system of guidance for visually impaired pedestrians. The main aim with this PhD project has been to identify the limits and insufficiencies in utilising Network Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (NRTK GNSS) and its augmentation techniques within the frame of pedestrian applications in a variety of environments and circumstances. Moreover, the system can be used in many other applications, including unmanned vehicles, military applications, police, etc. NRTK GN

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Schinazi, Victor Roger. "Representing space : the development, content and accuracy of mental representations by the blind and visually impaired." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2008. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445839/.

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This thesis reports on two studies on the perception and cognition of space by individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Research was conducted with students from Dorton College at the Royal London Society for the Blind (RLSB) in Kent. The first experiment examined the content and accuracy of mental representations of a well-known environment. Students walked a route around the RLSB campus and learned the position of ten buildings and structures. They were then asked to make pointing judgments, estimate distances and complete a spatial cued model of the campus. The second experiment con

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Rinaldo, Shannon Bridgmon. "THE INTERACTION OF HAPTIC IMAGERY WITH HAPTIC PERCEPTION FOR SIGHTED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS." UKnowledge, 2008. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/687.

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Consumers evaluate products in the market place using their senses and often form mental representations of product properties. These mental representations have been studied extensively. Imagery has been shown to interact with perception within many perceptual modalities including vision, auditory, olfactory, and motor. This dissertation draws on the vast visual imagery literature to examine imagery in the haptic, or touch, modality. Two studies were undertaken to examine the relationship between haptic imagery and haptic perception The first study is based on studies from cognitive psycholog

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Carvalho, Luciana Vieira de. "Construction and evaluation of online course on prevention of hypertension for blind people." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=13391.

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FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico<br>Due to altered visual function, blind people are more exposed to risk factors of hypertension, a situation that proves the need to promote educational actions to prevent this disease. The objective was to develop affordable online course for the blind ones on prevention of hypertension. It was used Development Model of Digital Educational Material composed by five phases entitled Analysis and Planning; modeling; implementation; Evaluation and Maintenance; Distribution. In Analysis and Planning phase the product was chara

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Kent, Lynn Andrea. "A vision of whales : creating a whale research program for individuals who are blind or visually impaired." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36912.

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The purpose of this research project was to explore how field experience can be used to increase understanding and researcher behaviours in young adults who are blind or visually impaired. This study probed effective teaching methods and solutions to accessibility issues through high-level participation in a field ecology research setting involving marine mammals. The weeklong program was executed in a pre-existing long-term gray whale ecology research site in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Four research questions guided the overall planning of the program. The concentration of effort wa

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Miller, Brian Richard. "Speaking for themselves: the blind civil rights movement and the battle for the Iowa Braille School." Diss., University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4878.

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In the 1960s, a group of blind activists, led by a charismatic young blind leader, attempted to take control of a residential school for the blind in Vinton, Iowa. The group of activists belonged to the Iowa Association of the Blind, the state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB); the leader was Kenneth Jernigan, the first blind director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind; and the school was the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School (IBSSS), a venerable institution founded in the mid nineteenth century,

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Kundu, Rupam. "A Single Camera based Localization and Navigation Assistance for The Visually Impaired in Indoor Environments." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu154593040067708.

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Nisbett, Bernice Marie. "In the Eye of the Beholder: How Women Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Define and Navigate Beauty." Scholarly Commons, 2018. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3129.

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Beauty defined by nonvisual means is an area of exploration long overdue. The question on what or whom is considered beautiful or attractive is often left up to each individual, and dependent on the culture in which said beauty is visually seen. This research identified the physical characteristics of Western standards of beauty among women who are visually impaired. The main objective was to explore how women who are visually impaired or blind defined both physical and non-physical beauty, in addition to how they navigated ocularcentric standards of beauty. In-depth, semi-structured inter

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Lawrence, Megan McNally 1977. "Behavioral and neurological studies in tactile map reading and training by persons who are blind or visually impaired." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11564.

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xiii, 103 p. : ill. (some col.)<br>This research investigates the relationship between map use tasks, spatial abilities and training-based effects in persons who are blind or visually impaired. A mixed-method approach using theories and methods in behavioral geography, tactile cartography and functional magnetic resonance imaging have produced finds that identify both behaviorally-based as well as biologically-based impacts resulting from systematic tactile map use and spatial thinking training. The neurological results indicate that prior to training a dominant egocentric/route strategy is us

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Pino, Yancovic Marco. "Architectural Experience : A design exploration for a New School for the Blind." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281451214.

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Pongpech, Worapol A. "Spatial information awareness map (SIAM) for the visually impaired using stereo vision." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2001. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36159/1/36159_Pongpech_2001.pdf.

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According to the World Health Organisation, there are 180 million blind/visually-impaired people in the World. Travelling in unfamiliar scenes is one of the most troublesome tasks for the blind/visually-impaired. Limited spatial information obtained solely from sense of hearing and touching makes this task remarkably difficult. Research into the electronic travel aids (ETA) area aims to provide more spatial information for the blind and visually-impaired. There are two types of electronic travelling aids, obstacle detection ET A and orientation ETA. At present the available obstacle detection

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Stahl, Karen Ann. "TEACHING VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS CLOTHING SELECTION THROUGH AUDIO AND PRINT INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION (CASE STUDY)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275328.

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Ciyana, Nontobeko Minica. "Perceptions on future fulfilment of visually impaired adolescent learners at the Khanyisa Special School." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/683.

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This research focuses on the perceptions of future fulfilment of visually impaired adolescent learners at the Khanyisa Special School. The qualitative research was undertaken at the selected special school, which is situated in Nelson Mandela Bay in the western region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, with ten learners, ten parents and five teachers as participants. The concluding chapter suggests ways and recommendations to assist the visually impaired adolescent learners at the Khanyisa Special School financially and academically.

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Rastogi, Ravi. "A STUDY TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED HAPTIC USER INTERFACE (AHUI) FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2859.

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An increasing amount of information content used in schools, work and everyday living is being presented in graphical form, creating accessibility challenges for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, especially in dynamic environments, such as over the internet. Refreshable haptic displays that can interact with computers can be used to access such information tactually. Main focus of this study was the development of specialized computer applications allowing users to actively compensate for the inherent issues of haptics when exploring visual diagrams as compared to vision, which w

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Burch, David. "Development of a Multiple Contact Haptic Display with Texture-Enhanced Graphics." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2762.

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This dissertation presents work towards the development of a multiple finger, worn, dynamic display device, which utilizes a method of texture encoded information to haptically render graphical images for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The device interacts directly with the computer screen, using the colors and patterns displayed by the image as a means to encode complex patterns of vibrotactile output, generating the texture feedback to render the image. In turn, the texture feedback was methodically designed to enable parallel processing of certain coarse information, spe

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Grobler, Gert H. "Experiences of blind high-school learners regarding computer use." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45889.

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The visually impaired community forms a small but integral part of South Africa with the potential to contribute meaningfully to its infrastructure and society, yet blind learners still seem to struggle with computer use. There are various barriers that stand between blind learners and computer access. In this study, I explore the experiences of blind high-school learners (n=4) with regards to computer use. A qualitative case study was applied as research design at a high-school for the visually impaired. Data sources included semi-structured interviews and focus-group discussions, which

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Fridriksdottir, Karen. "Psykosocial hälsa bland mammor med synnedsättning. : En kvalitativ intervjustudie." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-160995.

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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva hur mammor med synnedsättning och barn i åldern 0-16 år upplever sin psykosociala hälsa samt hur de hanterar sin situation. Metod: En deskriptiv studie med en kvalitativ ansats. Data analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim och Lundman. Totalt analyserades intervjuer med åtta informanter. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i fem kategorier och 20 subkategorier: Att vara förälder med synnedsättning, att som synskadad möta sin omgivning, att få stöd, att hantera vardagen, att fysiskt och psykiskt påverkas av sin situation. Resultat

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McDermott-Wells, Patricia M. "Math in the Dark: Tools for Expressing Mathematical Content by Visually Impaired Students." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/61.

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Blind and visually impaired students are under-represented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines of higher education and the workforce. This is due primarily to the difficulties they encounter in trying to succeed in mathematics courses. While there are sufficient tools available to create Braille content, including the special Nemeth Braille used in the U.S. for mathematics constructs, there are very few tools to allow a blind or visually impaired student to create his/her own mathematical content in a manner that sighted individuals can use. The software tools

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Angelocci, Rose. "Risk, Resilience, and Success in College for Students with Vision Disabilities." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2007. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/838.

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College students with visual disabilities are less likely to graduate than their sighted counterparts. The purpose of this study was to understand the life experiences of successful college students with visual disabilities. Concepts of risk and resiliency were used as a conceptual framework for understanding how people can have positive outcomes in spite of adversity. Individual, family, school, and community influences were explored. In-depth interviews were conducted with six participants who have vision impairments and were nearing the completion or had recently completed a college degree.

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Dadák, Jiří. "Komunikační systém pro nevidomé - přenosná část." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-217274.

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Orientation in big administration buildings can be very difficult for visually impaired people. Although most of the buildings are equipped with elevators, the buttons of which are designated with Braille characters and acoustic signals, it might be very difficult for the visually impaired to actually find the particular office. Even if there were descriptions in Braille at each office door, it would prove very complicating for the visually impaired individual to localize the descriptions in the first place, especially in case of a large number of offices in the building. That may also concern

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ALEXANDRAKIS, VASSILIS. "A participatory approach to the development of specifications for a 3D puzzle for visually impaired and sighted users." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-190782.

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Det finns begränsad tillgång till pussel för personer med synfel (inklusive blinda personer). För att undersöka behovet av potentiella användare i 3D kartpussel och identifiera deras preferenser, behov och krav, användes en kvalitativ metod som på engelska kallas ”participatory design”. Projektet utfördes i Kreta och alla deltagare kom från ön. Då Icke-standardiserade subjekt användes i forskningsprojektet användes lämpliga tillgängliga metoder och kommunikationsvägar för att anpassa studien för denna grupp. Stor vikt lades ner på bakgrundsstudier, inklusive intervjuer med experter och undersö

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Bayro-Kaiser, Esteban [Verfasser], Michael [Akademischer Betreuer] Lawo, Arkady [Gutachter] Zaslavsky, and Rainer [Gutachter] Malaka. "Adaptive Wearable Navigation System for Visually Impaired and Blind People / Esteban Bayro-Kaiser ; Gutachter: Arkady Zaslavsky, Rainer Malaka ; Betreuer: Michael Lawo." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1175090050/34.

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Kalua, K. "Comparison of effectiveness of using trained key informants versus health surveillance assistants in identifying blind and visually impaired children in Malawi." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2016. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/3234041/.

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Eye conditions associated with visual impairment and blindness in children, such as congenital cataract, can lead to long lasting visual problems if treatment is delayed. There is need to determine which method can be more effective in identifying blind and visual impaired children. In this study, two methods of identifying blind and visual impaired children (using key informants versus using health surveillance assistants) were compared in a randomised community study conducted in three districts in Southern Malawi. The ministry of Health was advocating for the training of Health Surveillance

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Ventorini, Silvia Elena. "A experiência como fator determinante na representação espacial do deficiente visual /." Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/95652.

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Resumo: Este trabalho discute a utilização do Sistema Maquete Tátil/Mapavox por três grupos de alunos: cegos, de baixa visão e normovisuais, sob a perspectiva de análise não comparativa de resultados. Os objetivos do trabalho foram investigar como as pessoas deficientes visuais organizam os objetos no espaço e que estratégias usam para constituir suas representações. No embasamento teórico dialogase com autores que realizaram pesquisas sobre os desenvolvimentos motor e cognitivo de crianças cegas e suas relações com o espaço partindo do próprio cego, sem comparálo às pessoas dotadas de visão.

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Hnilica, David. "Assistance and Information System for Blind People." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-412767.

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Tato práce řeší problém implementace asistenčního systému pro podporu zrakově postižených osob v prostředcích hromadné dopravy. Jelikož se jedná pouze o část většího celku (projektu RAMPE), není v této práci pokryta celá problematika, nýbrž pouze její část. Práce je psána z pohledu vývojáře a softwarového architekta. Zlepšuje architekturu dříve vyvinutého projektu, navrhuje nové metody a techniky a přidává do výsledné aplikace nové funkce. Toto však platí pouze pro příslušnou část - práce nemůže a ani si neklade za cíl změnit nebo navrhnout celý systém. To už bylo provedeno jinými autory v min

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Griffith, David. "Blind justice? : an investigation into the social and economic effectiveness of discrimination law in the delivery of fair employment for visually impaired people." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590112.

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This inquiry examines why UK legal and social policy has not prevented the employment exclusion of visually impaired people. Visual Impairment is one of the largest impairment constituencies. As a result, mainstream access solutions are, increasingly, freely available in computers, phones and tablets. This provides the possibility of effective job productivity in virtually every workplace. Discrimination is also ostensibly illegal, yet visually impaired people are facing long term exclusion from the labour market. The investigation starts by offering some demographic evidence to justify this i

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Philander, J. H. (John Henry). "The development and evaluation of a pilot school-based programme for prevention of HIV/AIDS among visually impaired and blind South African adolescents." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18630.

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Dissertation (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop a HIV intervention programme tailored for South African adolescents with visual impairments. A further aim was to pilot and evaluate this tailored programme. This investigation was deemed necessary in the light of the growing HIV pandemic in South Africa, which has proliferated over the last 10 years. Adolescents and young adults are among the most vulnerable to HIV infection, and this does not exclude adolescents with visual impairments. Despite the perceptions among sighted

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Free, Jennifer Lynelle. "Inherently Undesirable: American Identity and the Role of Negative Eugenics in the Education of Visually Impaired and Blind Students in Ohio, 1870-1930." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1353009941.

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Alsarheed, Maha. "Barriers towards the provision of orthodontic treatment for visual or hearing impaired children in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391262.

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