Assistive technology for blindness and low vision. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Roberto Manduchi, Sri Kurniawan.
• Other Names: Manduchi, Roberto; Kurniawan, Sri, 1970-
• Contents: Introduction; Roberto Manduchi and Sri Kurniawan; Vision and Vision Rehabilitation; August Colenbrander; Orientation and Mobility; William H. Jacobson; Low Vision: Types of Vision Loss and Common Effects on Activities of Daily Life; Duane Geruschat and Gislin Dagnelie; Accessible Global Positioning Systems; Mike May and Kim Casey; Development, Evaluation, and Lessons Learned: A Case Study of Talking Signs® Remote Infrared Audible Signage; Bill Crandall and James Marston; Evaluating the Effectiveness of Assistive Travel and Wayfinding Devices for Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired; James Robert Marston and Billie Louise (Beezy) Bentzen; Sensory Substitution of Vision: Importance of Perceptual and Cognitive Processing; Jack M. Loomis, Roberta L. Klatzky, and Nicholas A. Giudice; Tactile Reading: Tactile Understanding; Yvonne Eriksson; Camera-Based Access to Visual Information; J. Coughlan and Roberto Manduchi; Screenreaders, Magnifiers, and Other Ways of Using Computers; Alasdair King; Tools for Improving Web Accessibility for Blind Persons; Sri Kurniawan; Accessible DAISY Multimedia: Making Reading Easier for All; George Kerscher, Varju Luceno, and Lynn Leith; Math and the Blind; Arthur I. Karshmer, Yonatan G. Breiter, and Cristian Bernareggi; Video Games for Users with Visual Impairments; Eelke Folmer; Descriptive Video Services; Claude Chapdelaine; Employment, Technology, and Blind People: A Personal Perspective; Mike Cole; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (441 pages), (100 illustrations)
• Subjects: 617.71203; Blind -- Rehabilitation; Self-help devices for people with disabilities
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351832823; 1351832824
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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