Wearable travel aids for blind and partially sighted people: A review with a focus on design issues
M Hersh - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ability to travel (independently) is very important for participation in education, work,
leisure activities, and all other aspects of modern life. Blind and partially sighted people …
leisure activities, and all other aspects of modern life. Blind and partially sighted people …
Vrbubble: Enhancing peripheral awareness of avatars for people with visual impairments in social virtual reality
TF Ji, B Cochran, Y Zhao - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Social Virtual Reality (VR) is growing for remote socialization and collaboration. However,
current social VR applications are not accessible to people with visual impairments (PVI) …
current social VR applications are not accessible to people with visual impairments (PVI) …
A kinect-based wearable face recognition system to aid visually impaired users
LB Neto, F Grijalva, VRML Maike… - … on Human-Machine …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we introduce a real-time face recognition (and announcement) system targeted
at aiding the blind and low-vision people. The system uses a Microsoft Kinect sensor as a …
at aiding the blind and low-vision people. The system uses a Microsoft Kinect sensor as a …
A face recognition application for people with visual impairments: Understanding use beyond the lab
Recognizing others is a major challenge for people with visual impairments (VIPs) and can
hinder engagement in social activities. We present Accessibility Bot, a research prototype …
hinder engagement in social activities. We present Accessibility Bot, a research prototype …
Shared privacy concerns of the visually impaired and sighted bystanders with camera-based assistive technologies
Camera-based assistive technologies can provide people with visual impairments (PVIs)
visually derived information about people in their vicinity. Furthermore, the advent of smart …
visually derived information about people in their vicinity. Furthermore, the advent of smart …
Up to a limit? privacy concerns of bystanders and their willingness to share additional information with visually impaired users of assistive technologies
The emergence of augmented reality and computer vision based tools offer new
opportunities to visually impaired persons (VIPs). Solutions that help VIPs in social …
opportunities to visually impaired persons (VIPs). Solutions that help VIPs in social …
Privacy considerations of the visually impaired with camera based assistive technologies: Misrepresentation, impropriety, and fairness
Camera based assistive technologies such as smart glasses can provide people with visual
impairments (PVIs) information about people in their vicinity. Although such 'visually …
impairments (PVIs) information about people in their vicinity. Although such 'visually …
The emerging professional practice of remote sighted assistance for people with visual impairments
People with visual impairments (PVI) must interact with a world they cannot see. Remote
sighted assistance (RSA) has emerged as a conversational assistive technology. We …
sighted assistance (RSA) has emerged as a conversational assistive technology. We …
A wearable portable electronic travel aid for blind
K Laubhan, M Trent, B Root… - 2016 International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There have been numerous accounts of research relating to navigation assistance using
vision sensors for those who are visually impaired. The struggle now is to find a solution that …
vision sensors for those who are visually impaired. The struggle now is to find a solution that …
Social glasses: simulating interactive gaze for visually impaired people in face-to-face communication
Eye contact is crucial in social interactions, linking with sincerity and friendliness. However,
blind people cannot see and make eye contact when they communicate with sighted people …
blind people cannot see and make eye contact when they communicate with sighted people …