Mobile assistive technologies for the visually impaired

Hakobyan, Lilit, Lumsden, Jo, O'Sullivan, Dympna and Bartlett, Hannah (2013) Mobile assistive technologies for the visually impaired. Survey of Ophthalmology, 58 (6). pp. 513-528. ISSN 0039-6257

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Abstract

There are around 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, and around 370,000 people are registered as blind or partially sighted in the UK. Ongoing advances in information technology (IT) are increasing the scope for IT-based mobile assistive technologies to facilitate the independence, safety, and improved quality of life of the visually impaired. Research is being directed at making mobile phones and other handheld devices accessible via our haptic (touch) and audio sensory channels. We review research and innovation within the field of mobile assistive technology for the visually impaired and, in so doing, highlight the need for successful collaboration between clinical expertise, computer science, and domain users to realize fully the potential benefits of such technologies. We initially reflect on research that has been conducted to make mobile phones more accessible to people with vision loss. We then discuss innovative assistive applications designed for the visually impaired that are either delivered via mainstream devices and can be used while in motion (e.g., mobile phones) or are embedded within an environment that may be in motion (e.g., public transport) or within which the user may be in motion (e.g., smart homes).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software R Medicine > Healthcare Industry
Divisions:	School of Computing > Staff Research and Publications
Depositing User:	Caoimhe Ní Mhaicín
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2018 08:16
Last Modified:	22 Sep 2018 08:16
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/3170

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