The development of navigation tools for people who are visually impaired had become an
important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a …

The visually impaired suffer greatly while moving from one place to another. They face
challenges in going outdoors and in protecting themselves from moving and stationary …

Equity in the built environment refers to the extent to which the built environment meets the
needs of different groups through planning, design, construction, operation, management …

Indoor navigation systems with prebuilt maps have shown great potential in navigating blind
people even in unfamiliar buildings. However, blind people cannot always benefit from them …

Navigating in an indoor corridor can be challenging for blind people as they have to be
aware of obstacles while also having to recognize the intersections that lead to the …

Objective. How can we return a functional form of sight to people who are living with
incurable blindness? Despite recent advances in the development of visual …

Visually impaired and blind people (VIBP) have to face significant difficulties locating public
transport vehicles and bus stops due to their vision restrictions. Over the past decade …

This paper describes the interface and testing of an indoor navigation app–ASSIST–that
guides blind & visually impaired (BVI) individuals through an indoor environment with high …

BACKGROUND: Knowing their current position in the surroundings constitutes one of the
biggest challenges faced by people with visual disabilities when they move around. For …

Improvements in technology and navigation tools are leading to more affordable and
effective solutions to assist individuals with visual impairments. The progress made in …