Sensory substitution techniques are perceptual and cognitive phenomena used to represent
one sensory form with an alternative. Current applications of sensory substitution techniques …

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 …

This chapter provides a description of psycho-emotional disablism and the different forms it
can take. It explores what the phenomenological concept of the 'dys-appearing'body offers to …

Description: Second Edition.| New York: Routledge, 2020.| Series: Routledge international
handbooks| Revised edition of Routledge handbook of disability studies, 2012.| Includes …

With the recent influx of smartphones, tablets, and wearables such as watches and glasses,
personal interactive device use is increasingly visible and commonplace in public and social …

Introduction The primary purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is
to ensure free appropriate public education for individuals with disabilities in the least …

We report on the design process leading to the creation of MapSense, a multi-sensory
interactive map for visually impaired children. We conducted a formative study in a …

We report on a Diary Study investigating daily practices of Self-care by seven UK adults
living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), to understand their routines, experiences …

The article studies the effects of universal design measures in public transport. It is based on
an evaluation conducted by the authors in 2010-2012-a before and after study of measures …

This paper draws on interviews with 27 deafblind people and the mother of an autistic
deafblind woman carried out as part of a larger research project on travel issues for blind …