Evaluation of walkability and mobility requirements of visually impaired people in urban spaces

T Campisi, M Ignaccolo, G Inturri, G Tesoriere… - Research in …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to evaluate the walkability of urban environments from the
perspective of visually impaired people, develo** a qualitative analysis based on …

Efficiency of sensory substitution devices alone and in combination with self-motion for spatial navigation in sighted and visually impaired

C Jicol, T Lloyd-Esenkaya, MJ Proulx… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Human adults can optimally combine vision with self-motion to facilitate navigation. In the
absence of visual input (eg, dark environments and visual impairments), sensory substitution …

3d building plans: Supporting navigation by people who are blind or have low vision in multi-storey buildings

RG Nagassa, M Butler, L Holloway, C Goncu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - dl.acm.org
Independent travel and navigation in new environments, in particular multi-storey buildings,
is a major challenge for people who are blind or have low vision (BLV). Using tactile maps …

Methodical testing of tactile cartographic signs in isolation and in context

A Mościcka, E Śmiechowska-Petrovskij… - Cartography and …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
To date, the ways of testing tactile signs lack systematization. Hence, the aim of our research
was to methodically evaluate the legibility of the proposed set of tactile signs. Our solution is …

Adults' spatial scaling of tactile maps: Insights from studying sighted, early and late blind individuals

M Szubielska, M Szewczyk, P Augustynowicz… - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
The current study investigated spatial scaling of tactile maps among blind adults and
blindfolded sighted controls. We were specifically interested in identifying spatial scaling …

Environmental information required by individuals with visual impairments who use orientation and mobility aids to navigate campuses

K Papadopoulos, K Charitakis… - Journal of Visual …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: This study investigated the user requirements of individuals with visual
impairments regarding the information to be included in orientation and mobility (O&M) aids …

Semi-automatic development of thematic tactile maps

J Wabiński, G Touya, A Mościcka - Cartography and Geographic …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Tactile cartography has always been a niche topic, but even among tactile cartographers,
little attention has been paid to thematic tactile maps. Thematic maps are used in education …

Spatial cognition of the visually impaired: A case study in a familiar environment

X Zou, Y Zhou - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Objectives: This paper aims to explore the factors influencing the spatial cognition of the
visually impaired in familiar environments. Background: Massage hospitals are some of the …

[HTML][HTML] A Technology Aid to Help People with Blindness and Moderate Intellectual Disability Retrieve Common Objects from Storage Units: A Proof-of-Concept Study

C Filippini, GE Lancioni, G Alberti, F Pezzuoli… - Sensors, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Background: People with blindness and intellectual disability can have problems locating,
identifying, and retrieving objects needed for daily activities (eg, clothes and food items) from …

Effects of environmental explanation using three-dimensional tactile maps for orientation and mobility training

W Toyoda, E Tani, S Oouchi, M Ogata - Applied Ergonomics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
We developed a new kit to assemble three-dimensional (3D) tactile maps for orientation and
mobility (O&M) training provided to persons with visual impairments. This study evaluated …