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  1. ‘Guide Vest’ to Act as Eyes for the Visually Impaired
  2. “Cold, Getting Warmer, Hot”: New App Helps Blind People Find Each Other
  3. “Intelligent” Goggles Highlight Obstacles for the Visually Impaired
  4. 3D Sound Interactive Environments for Problem Solving
  5. 7 Tech Breakthroughs That Empower People With Disabilities
  6. A Comparison of Four Prompt Modes for Route Finding for Community Travellers With Severe Cognitive Impairments
  7. A DISLiB Based Natural Language Guiding System for Assisting Visually Impaired People in an Indoor Structured Environment
  8. A Guide Dog Consumers’ Bill of Rights: Shifting Paradigms in the Guide Dog Movement
  9. A Practicing Blind Physician
  10. A Ride in a Cab That’s Optimized for the Blind
  11. A Seamless Approach to Transitioning Cane Skills from the Diagonal to the Two-Point Touch Technique
  12. A Step Forward Towards Increasing the Mobility and Participation of People With Disabilities Utilizing Satellite Navigation Technology Applications
  13. A Super Glove That Can Be Built at Home
  14. A Virtual Map to Support People Who Are Blind in Navigation Through Real Spaces
  15. A Wayfinding Pilot Study: The Use of the Intelligent Public Vehicle by People With Visual Impairment
  16. A Wheelchair User With Visual and Intellectual Disabilities Managing Simple Orientation Technology for Indoor Travel
  17. Access Through the Wireless World
  18. Accessible GPS: Reorientation and Target Location Among Users With Visual Impairments
  19. Accessible Pedestrian Signals: San Francisco Sets an Example
  20. Accessible Spaces: Navigating Through a Marked Environment With a Camera Phone
  21. An Aide for the Disabled, a Companion, and Nice and Furry
  22. An Interview With Melissa Winkle: About Assistance Dogs
  23. Analysis of User Characteristics Related to Drop Off Detection With Long Cane
  24. App Will Help Blind, Visually Impaired Navigate Streets
  25. Application of a Tactile Way-Finding Device to Facilitate Navigation in Persons With Dementia
  26. Ariadne GPS App Offers Innovative Features for Blind iPhone Users
  27. Assessment of Dog Guides by Users in Japan and Suggestions for Improvement
  28. Assessment of Indoor Route-Finding Technology for People With Visual Impairment
  29. Assistive Technology: Low Vision Doesn’t Mean Low-Tech
  30. Attuning Speech-Enabled Interfaces to User and Context for Inclusive Design: Technology, Methodology and Practice
  31. Audible Beaconing With Accessible Pedestrian Signals
  32. Audio-Based Navigation Using Virtual Environments: Combining Technology and Neuroscience
  33. Automated SVG Map Labeling for Customizable Large Print Maps for Low Vision Individuals
  34. Autonomous Vehicle
  35. BATS: The Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System
  36. Being Blind, 'You Have to Be Adventurous'
  37. Biomechanical Movements in Experienced Cane Users With and Without Visual Impairments
  38. BlindAid: Virtual Maps for the Blind
  39. Blinput Concept Connects the Visually Impaired
  40. Bluetooth System Orients Blind and Sighted Pedestrians in Urban Environments
  41. Body Mounted Vision System for Visually Impaired Outdoor and Indoor Wayfinding Assistance
  42. Boffins Develop Sight-Free Touchscreen Phone Dialler
  43. Caltrans Settles Class Action Disability Access Lawsuit
  44. Camera Knowledge FREEDOM
  45. Can’t Find Your Cat? This Device Can Help
  46. Cane and Able
  47. Caning the Terrain
  48. Care and Feeding of the Long White Cane: Instructions in Cane Travel for Blind People
  49. Cell Phone-Based Service Made for Blind
  50. Changing How Qatar Sees the Blind
  51. Clinical Evaluation of Guido Robotic Walker
  52. Clinical Evaluation of Semiautonomous Smart Wheelchair Architecture (Drive-Safe System) With Visually Impaired Individuals
  53. Cognitive Design in Action: Developing Assistive Technology for Situational Awareness for Persons Who Are Blind
  54. Comparing Tactile Maps and Haptic Digital Representations of a Maritime Environment
  55. Computer Vision-Based Clear Path Guidance for Blind Wheelchair Users
  56. Create Your Own Sidewalk
  57. Crosswatch: A Camera Phone System for Orienting Visually Impaired Pedestrians at Traffic Intersections
  58. Design and Evaluation of a Protocol to Assess Electronic Travel Aids for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired
  59. Designing a Location Based Service for Visually Impaired People: MWA Guide
  60. Developing a ‘Smart Cane’ for the Blind
  61. Development of a Wearable Guide System for the Blind
  62. Development of Smartpen-Based Audio/Tactile Transit Station Maps for Travel Planning and Wayfinding
  63. Device Lets the Tongue See
  64. Do Curb Cuts Affect Mobility Training?
  65. Driving Blind? We May Live to See the Day
  66. Drop-Off Detection With the Long Cane: Effects of Different Cane Techniques on Performance
  67. Echolocation With the Long White Cane
  68. Effect of Cane Length on Drop-Off Detection Performance
  69. Effectiveness of Assistive Technologies for Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review
  70. Efficacy of the UltraCane
  71. Ergonomic Aspects of Design of a Cap With Electronic Obstacle Detector for Use by Visually Impaired People
  72. Ergonomic Factors Related to Drop-Off Detection With the Long Cane: Effects of Cane Tips and Techniques
  73. Evaluation of Semiautonomous Navigation Assistance System for Power Wheelchairs With Blindfolded Nondisabled Individuals
  74. Examining Highly Skilled Cane Travelers: A Preliminary Study
  75. EYE 21 System Lets the Blind ‘See’ by Assigning Sounds to Shapes
  76. Filling the Gaps for Indoor Wayfinding
  77. Finding a Target With an Accessible Global Positioning System
  78. From Tumbles to Triumphs: Using a Cane From a Wheelchair
  79. Functional Assessment of a Camera Phone-Based Wayfinding System Operated by Blind and Visually Impaired Users
  80. GM Working With the Blind to Give Electric Cars a Little Noise
  81. Going New Places: Bringing Sendero GPS to the Cell Phone
  82. GPS Helps Lead the Way for the Blind
  83. GPS Made Simple: A Review of the Trekker Breeze
  84. GPS-Enabled App Helps the Blind Take the Bus
  85. Graphic Testimony: It's Possible to Provide Long Descriptions for Dynamically Generated Graphs
  86. Group to Show Car That Can Be Driven by the Blind
  87. Guide Dog Teams in the United States: Annual Number Trained and Active, 1993-1999
  88. Haptic Shoe Could Replace the White Cane
  89. Haptics Offer the Sensation of Touch Without Touching
  90. Help for the Blind, Confusion for Everyone Else
  91. How a Blind Man Used Technology to Conquer the Appalachian Trail
  92. How the Blind Are Reinventing the iPhone
  93. Huseby Zoom Maps: A Design Methodology for Tactile Graphics
  94. Hybrid Cars May Include Fake Vroom for Safety
  95. I Think I Cane
  96. I’m Partially Sighted, and I Use a White Cane
  97. Impact of Adding Artificially Generated Alert Sound to Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Their Detectability by Pedestrians Who Are Blind
  98. Impact of Visual Impairment on Service and Device Use by Individuals With Diabetic Retinopathy
  99. Importance of Information Selectivity in Navigating the Community
  100. Improving Nighttime Mobility in Persons With Night Blindness Caused by Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Comparison of Two Low-Vision Mobility Devices
  101. Integration of Task and Activity Analysis to Evaluate Seniors’ Use of a Vehicle Navigation System (GPS)
  102. Interaction Effects of the Amount of Practice, Preferred Cane Technique, and Type of Cane Technique Used on Drop-Off Detection Performance
  103. Inventory of Electronic Mobility Aids for Persons With Visual Impairments: A Literature Review
  104. John Williams' Column: Hampshire College Assistive Technology Center Educates a New Generation of Designers
  105. Kapten Talking Pocket GPS System
  106. Knowledge of and Preference for Long Cane Components: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study
  107. Leadership in Nonvisual Accessibility in Consumer Electronics: A Report on the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
  108. Legends and Pioneers of Blindness Assistive Technology, Part 1
  109. Legends and Pioneers of Blindness Assistive Technology, Part 2
  110. Light Emitting Slipper to Assist People With Vision Impairment
  111. Lighting Your Way Into Home Modifications
  112. Low Vision Technology Experts Look to Region as Testing Ground
  113. Materials Testing in Long Cane Design: Sensitivity, Flexibility, and Transmission of Vibration
  114. Mobility Aid in Urban Scenarios for Visually Impaired People
  115. NAVI Project Turns Kinect Into a Set of Eyes for the Visually Impaired
  116. NAVIG: Guidance System for the Visually Impaired Using Virtual Augmented Reality
  117. Navigating by Phone: A Review of Wayfinder Access GPS and Mobile Geo, Part 1
  118. Navigating by Phone: A Review of Wayfinder Access GPS and Mobile Geo, Part 2
  119. Navigation in Smart Environments Using Mediated Reality Tools
  120. New Advances in Robotics Help the Disabled See the World Around Them
  121. New Electronic Mobility Aid
  122. Newly Blind Persons Using Virtual Environment System in a Traditional Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Program: A Case Study
  123. Newly Developed Walking Apparatus for Identification of Obstructions by Visually Impaired People
  124. Night Vision Coming Soon to Cell Phones, Eyeglasses
  125. Non-Visual Exploration of Geographic Maps: Does Sonification Help?
  126. Nonvisual Route Following With Guidance from a Simple Haptic or Auditory Display
  127. Now You Can Find It! A Product Review
  128. Oh Kapten! My Kapten! Where Am I? A Review of the Kapten PLUS Personal Navigation Device
  129. On Modelling Assistive Technology Systems - Part 2: Applications of the Comprehensive Assistive Technology Model
  130. Orientation Systems to Support Indoor Travel by Persons With Multiple Disabilities: Technical Aspects and Applicability Issues
  131. Palestinian Girls Get Ticket to Intel Science Fair
  132. Pedestrian Safety Handbook
  133. Portable Object Detector for Visual Impairments
  134. Product Evaluation: The Trekker Breeze Way-Finding Device by HumanWare
  135. Product Evaluations: Glasses That Alert Travelers to Objects Through Vibration? An Evaluation of iGlasses by RNIB and AmbuTech
  136. Range Finder for People With Visual Impairments
  137. Range Sensing Wristband With Vibration Feedback
  138. Real and Virtual Explorations of the Environment and Interactive Tracking of Movable Objects for the Blind on the Basis of Tactile-Acoustical Maps and 3D Environment Models
  139. Remote Control: A Blind Man Goes Sailing With Help From Afar
  140. Remote Infrared Audible Signage Pilot Program Evaluation Report
  141. Robot-Assisted Shopping for the Visually Impaired: Proof-of-Concept Design and Feasibility Evaluation
  142. Robotic Guide Dog Leads the Way
  143. Saying No to Detectable Warnings Everywhere
  144. Search Strategies of Visually Impaired Persons Using a Camera Phone Wayfinding System
  145. ShopTalk: Independent Blind Shopping = Verbal Route Directions + Barcode Scans
  146. Sleepshades
  147. Smartphone App Tells Blind People When the Bus Is Coming
  148. Socially-Smart Computing to Support Older Adults With Severe Visual Impairments: Proof-of-Concept
  149. Spatial Coding of Individuals With Visual Impairments
  150. Staying in the Crosswalk: A System for Guiding Visually Impaired Pedestrians at Traffic Intersections
  151. Students Build a Car the Blind Can Drive
  152. Students Create Cane With e-Tags to Guide Blind
  153. Tacit: Wrist-Mounted Sonar for the Visually Impaired
  154. Tactile-Foot Stimulation Can Assist the Blind
  155. Talking Braille: A Wireless Ubiquitous Computing Network for Orientation and Wayfinding
  156. Teaching the Use of a Long Cane Step by Step: Suggestions for Progressive, Methodical Instruction
  157. Terrain Analysis for Blind Wheelchair Users: Computer Vision Algorithms for Finding Curbs and Other Negative Obstacles
  158. Testing the Effectiveness of a Tactile Signal to Deliver Navigation Information While the Participant's Attention Is Otherwise Engaged
  159. Texture Based Text Detection in Natural Scene Images: A Help to Blind and Visually Impaired Persons
  160. The ADA and Sidewalks
  161. The Blind Man's Harley: White Canes and Gender Identity in America
  162. The Development of an Indoor Mobility Course for the Evaluation of Electronic Mobility Aids for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired
  163. The Effectiveness of Verbal Information Provided by Electronic Travel Aids for Visually Impaired Persons
  164. The Experience of Owning a Guide Dog
  165. The Guide Dog Experience
  166. The Impact of Electronic Mobility Devices for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired: A Systematic Review of Effects and Effectiveness
  167. The LookAround GPS From Sendero and the Ariadne GPS: Two iPhone Apps That Increase Independence for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
  168. The Slik-Stik Walking Stick
  169. The Use of a Tactile-Vision Sensory Substitution System as an Augmentative Tool for Individuals With Visual Impairments
  170. The Winding Valley of Grief: When a Dog Guide Retires or Dies
  171. Three-Dimensional Virtual Environments for Blind Children
  172. Top Ten Tips for a Successful Convention Trip with a Guide Dog
  173. Track Talk: On-Board Audio Information on Rapid Transit
  174. Traveling by Touch: How Useful Are Tactile Maps?
  175. Two Weeks at the Center
  176. User Evaluation of Two Electronic Mobility Aids for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired: A Quasi-Experimental Study Using a Standardized Mobility Course
  177. User Perceptions of Accessible GPS as a Wayfinding Tool
  178. Users’ Evaluations of Four Electronic Travel Aids Aimed at Navigation for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired
  179. Using a Tactile Map With a 5-Year-Old Child in a Large-Scale Outdoor Environment
  180. Using GPS: What Is It, What Does It Do, and How Is It Beneficial for the Deaf-Blind
  181. Using RFID Technology to Make Indoor and Outdoor Navigation Accessible
  182. Using the Teaching Cane Strategy With Children Who Are Deafblind
  183. Using Virtual Environment to Improve Spatial Perception by People Who Are Blind
  184. Vincent Martin: Health Research Scientist Helps Create Technology for Blind People
  185. Virtual Reality Used for Blind to Map Real World
  186. Vision Loss Is Not a Normal Part of Aging: Open Your Eyes to the Facts!
  187. Visually Impaired Students Use Technology to Get Around Fremont
  188. Walking in Another’s Shoes: Students Learn About People With Disabilities
  189. Way Beyond Glasses
  190. Wearable Computer Helps Blind People Navigate
  191. Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind Blazes New Trail of Its Own
  192. What It Means to Walk With a White Cane
  193. What’s That Sound? Distance Determination and Aperture Passage From Ultrasound Echoes
  194. Wheelchair Clearance Measurement Device
  195. Where Did That Sound Come From? Comparing the Ability to Localise Using Audification and Audition
  196. Why We Made a Car for Blind Drivers
  197. Wii Device Teaches Visually Impaired to Walk With Canes
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