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Direct linkKalia, Amy A.; Legge, Gordon E.; Roy, Rudrava; Ogale, Advait – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This study investigated navigation with route instructions generated by digital-map software and synthetic speech. The participants, either visually impaired or sighted wearing blindfolds, successfully located rooms in an unfamiliar building. Users with visual impairments demonstrated better route-finding performance when the technology provided…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Navigation, Personal Autonomy, Familiarity
