• Navigation assistance systems (NASs) aim to help visually impaired people (VIPs) navigate unfamiliar environments. (columbia.edu)
  • What's it like to navigate London's streets when you're visually impaired? (sustrans.org.uk)
  • This audio resource will be used to engage and educate a range of different audiences on how visually impaired people navigate our streets. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • Researchers incorporated a pair of infrared cameras into prototype goggles to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their environment intuitively. (acm.org)
  • Our data experts and computer vision specialists from ZEISS and KIT's Computer Vision for HCI research group will present you with real-world challenges and opportunities - from virtual try-on of eyeglasses to helping visually impaired persons navigate through a crowded environment. (zeiss.com)
  • Today's #GoogleDoodle celebrates Seiichi Miyake, inventor of Tenji Blocks: raised bumps & bars on pavement to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians navigate safely. (curbed.com)
  • While not surprising to a visually impaired person, the impact to my colleague was significant because light was suddenly extinguished, and the environment was different: a new home with a new floor-plan, boxes haphazardly stacked, loss of electricity, and the subsequent loss of her sense of vision - a faculty she had relied upon heavily to navigate her space. (cambridge-leadership.com)
  • Abstract - The primary goal is to assist the visually impaired men and women navigate greater accurately. (slideshare.net)
  • As Henshaws, a charity for the visually impaired, explains, this design is used specifically on train platforms "to warn visually impaired people of the edge. (curbed.com)
  • The guidelines define a detectable warning as "a standardized surface feature built in or applied to walking surfaces or other elements to warn visually impaired people of hazards on a circulation path. (dot.gov)
  • Tactile paving surfaces can be used to convey important information to visually impaired pedestrians about their environment, for example, hazard warning, directional guidance, or the presence of an amenity. (curbed.com)
  • However, the Committee stresses any plans for legalisation should not be to the detriment of pedestrians, particularly disabled people. (roadsafetygb.org.uk)
  • Intersections that permit vehicles and pedestrians to interact are complex environments, especially for people who are blind or visually impaired. (dot.gov)
  • The warning alerts visually impaired pedestrians to the presence of hazards in the line of travel, indicating that they should stop and determine the nature of the hazard before proceeding further. (dot.gov)
  • The proximity hat measures the environment by integrated ultrasonic sensors and the user is given information as to how far or near obstacles are located by pressure acting on his head. (kit.edu)
  • Guide dogs work with blind and visually impaired people, helping them to move independently in different environments, avoiding obstacles. (origo.lv)
  • Sensor sends the signal, detects obstacles, and let person understand via vibrating a motor and buzzer. (slideshare.net)
  • Always move chairs and obstacles out of the way in aisles and passageways so that people with disabilities can get through. (sfcc.edu)
  • Dupree cites different elevations of pool decks, which create obstacles for visually impaired people who use a cane, and venues in which the acoustics make it difficult for teams to communicate when the crowd cheers. (perkinswill.com)
  • When moving around the pedestrian environment, visually impaired people will actively seek and make use of tactile information underfoot, particularly detectable contrasts in surface texture. (curbed.com)
  • The lack of curb ramps and noncompliance with design standards for these facilities constitute the greatest number of ADA complaints in the pedestrian environment," says Associate Administrator for Civil Rights Frederick Isler of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). (dot.gov)
  • The paper "I Want to Figure Things Out": Supporting Exploration in Navigation for People with Visual Impairments" and three other papers from the Graphics & User Interfaces group will be presented at the 26th ACM Conference On Computer-Supported Cooperative Work And Social Computing (CSCW 2023). (columbia.edu)
  • As part of Sustainability Week in Lund, the Sound Environment Centre arranged a panel discussion on sustainable sound environments on 18 April 2023. (lu.se)
  • Whilst work has been carried out on access issues for blind and partially sighted people, nothing has been done before which links together the specific needs of older people with those having a serious sight loss. (age-platform.eu)
  • This looks at the experiences of a cross section of blind and partially sighted elderly people in three European cities, Tullamore in Ireland, Salzburg in Austria and Marseille in France. (age-platform.eu)
  • The conclusions of this project provide evidence that will help to improve the lives of older blind and partially sighted people throughout Europe. (age-platform.eu)
  • Croydon Vision is a thriving community network of hundreds of blind and partially sighted people, and their families, from across south London. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • From how to plan new walking routes, to how different surfaces and colours affect partially sighted people, plus the problem of bins on pavements. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • For many years I was a trustee and vice chair of the Partially Sighted Society, The PSS is a charity that pioneered new innovative multidisciplinary approaches to the assessment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired. (look-uk.org)
  • and (2) partially sighted persons. (unesco.org)
  • Virtual environments for people who are visually impaired integrated into an orientation and mobility program. (bvsalud.org)
  • BACKGROUND: The white cane is globally an important tool in orientation and mobility for blind and visually impaired people, but it is not often used. (bvsalud.org)
  • U.S. Bank is committed to providing ready access to our products and services so all our customers, including people with disabilities, can succeed financially. (usbank.com)
  • SIGACCESS promotes the interests of professionals working on research and development of computing and information technology to help persons with disabilities. (sigaccess.org)
  • the needs of people with disabilities. (researchgate.net)
  • The document is adopted as the working document on an international instrument or limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons, persons with print disabilities. (cis-india.org)
  • Many Member States in this room have signed and ratified the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. (cis-india.org)
  • The concerns of persons with print disabilities and the urgency for the treaty has been discussed for the last few decades. (cis-india.org)
  • The photo exhibition Service Dogs - at Work and at Play gives an insight into the leisure activities and mission of TEODORS service dogs, showing the public the true meaning of the work of these trained dogs who help people with disabilities to successfully integrate into society and participate in various aspects of life, reduce prejudice and promote a more active dialogue between different groups in society. (origo.lv)
  • Origo Shopping Centre is easily accessible for people with disabilities and families with small children - there are no thresholds, making it easy to move around with all types of prams, strollers and wheelchairs, and for the convenience of the visually impaired and blind, the corridor floors have special elements or guides with wayfinding signs embedded in the floor surface. (origo.lv)
  • The association is active in informing the public, media and organisations about the mission of service dogs - to help people with disabilities live fuller and more empowered lives. (origo.lv)
  • Assistance dogs help people with physical disabilities with everyday tasks - getting dressed, fetching objects, opening doors, switching lights on/off, etc. (origo.lv)
  • Therapy dogs are specially trained to help people with various disabilities improve their social skills, physical and emotional well-being. (origo.lv)
  • A person who is visually impaired, or a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder or other disabilities, is matched with a carefully selected, well-behaved, trained, and skilled dog by our expert instructors. (guidedogs.org)
  • The regulations include standards that reference the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG), developed by the U.S. Access Board-an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. (dot.gov)
  • When planning an event, ask advice from people with disabilities to ensure accessibility. (sfcc.edu)
  • Always remember that people with mobility disabilities cannot do things as quickly as people who do not have those disabilities. (sfcc.edu)
  • The center was equipped with standard and specialized soft- and hardware for people with visual disabilities. (unesco.org)
  • The project envisages the development of instruction and support materials on ICTs and accessibility for policy- and decision-makers, as well as for IT and educational specialists, involved in teaching and social rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. (unesco.org)
  • The Brazilian federal laws no. 10.048, from November 8 of 2000, and no. 10.098, from December 19 of 2000, which establish general guidelines and basic criteria for accessibility promotion for people with disabilities or reduced mobility, claims that visual impairment is considered blindness when visual accuracy is equal or smaller than 0.05º (degrees) at the best eye, with the best optical correction. (bvsalud.org)
  • The following resources may assist in creating and using inclusion strategies to improve the health, well-being, and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. (cdc.gov)
  • The Access Board is an independent federal agency devoted to improving accessibility for people with disabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • This guide provides ways you can make a health club's facility and services more accessible to all people, including people with disabilities and older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • This document from the ADA provides guidelines and strategies to help organizations make their meetings accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • This checklist from the American Foundation for the Blind provides practical, cost-effective solutions concerning access to hotel services and facilities by guests who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (cdc.gov)
  • Other skills, such as learning a new route and practicing cane skills, have been taught using an in-person trainer, masks and social distancing. (acbvi.org)
  • For safe and independent travel, persons with limited or no vision depend on environmental cues such as curbs, texture changes underfoot, ambient sounds, and physical elements that can be sensed by a cane. (dot.gov)
  • 8] S. Asad, B. Mooney, I. Ahmad, M. Huber, and A. Clark, "Object detection and sensory feedback techniques in building smart cane for the visually impaired: An overview," Proc. (fujipress.jp)
  • Co-robotic cane would use computer vision to guide visually impaired. (nih.gov)
  • A Co-Robotic Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired: The goal is to develop a co-robotic cane for the visually impaired that has enhanced navigation capabilities and that can relay critical information about the environment to its user. (nih.gov)
  • METHOD: The initial questionnaire items were extracted through semi-structured interviews with 21 blind or severely impaired vision individuals under two main themes, the perceived advantages, and disadvantages of using a white cane. (bvsalud.org)
  • Abstract: It is still recognized as a challenge task while blind and visually impaired people travel outdoor independently, even if there are a number of assistive mobility aids available. (sigaccess.org)
  • In addition to building universal facilities in urban and rural environments for them, it is essential to develop novel mobility assistive technologies and systems to satisfy their increasing demands for mobility. (sigaccess.org)
  • I also taught at the National Mobility Centre in Birmingham and the Department of Special Education at Birmingham University helping to train those working with and teaching the visually impaired. (look-uk.org)
  • To date, 11 service dogs have been trained by the association, of which 10 guide dogs serve people with visual impairments and one assistance dog serves a person with reduced mobility. (origo.lv)
  • A blind person's mobility can be defined as their ability to move through an environment without relying on others for assistance. (slideshare.net)
  • Offer help to a person with a mobility disability, but wait until it is accepted before giving it. (sfcc.edu)
  • Offer to carry food, notebooks, and large handouts for people who have a mobility disability. (sfcc.edu)
  • Therefore, we began developing a dataset for outdoor mobility support for the visually impaired in April 2018. (fujipress.jp)
  • 6] K. Ishisone, T. Baba, H. Watanave, and T. Kamae, "Basic study and prototyping of an object detection dataset for outdoor mobility support for the visually impaired," SIG Technical Reports, IPSJ, Vol.2018-AAC-7, No.9, Aug. 2018 (in Japanese). (fujipress.jp)
  • Robots enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired, improve treatment for atrial fibrillation. (nih.gov)
  • In addition to increasing mobility for the visually impaired and thus quality of life, methods developed in the creation of this technology could lead to general improvements in the autonomy of small robots and portable robotics that have many applications in military surveillance, law enforcement, and search and rescue efforts. (nih.gov)
  • Novel Platform for Rapid Exploration of Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton Control: Wearable robots, such as powered braces for the lower extremities, can improve mobility for individuals with impaired strength and coordination due to aging, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, or stroke. (nih.gov)
  • It's part of our mission to make street design more inclusive and as designers and place-makers we have learnt so much from our many conversations with disabled people. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • Inclusive planet is the world's largest social network for persons with visual impairment. (cis-india.org)
  • The coach adapts the sessions to meet everyone's needs, so it's a truly inclusive environment. (metroblindsport.org)
  • The main purpose of this project is promoting inclusive policies and creation of accessible information and education environment by means of ICTs for visually impaired persons. (unesco.org)
  • It's fitting, then, that Dupree is now part of BP's global Workplace Colleague Experience team, responsible for creating engaging and inclusive workplace environments in the Americas region. (perkinswill.com)
  • At BP, in addition to inclusive aspects like wider doors on phone booths to allow wheelchair access, the design team chose carpets with calming patterns to minimize disorientation for people whose brains process visual information differently. (perkinswill.com)
  • To some extent, we'd agree we face big challenges, but we'd also say Manchester has a great deal to offer its older people, including the strength of its ambition to become a place where they can thrive. (who.int)
  • Abstract: Blind people rely mostly on the auditory feedback of screen readers to consume digital information. (sigaccess.org)
  • Audio description (AD) offers a richer and more detailed understanding, experience and enjoyment of, for example, films for blind and visually impaired audiences. (lu.se)
  • This project has developed guidelines for making nature a sensory experience for visually impaired people. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • A visually impaired person needs a health professional licensed to stimulate the other sensory senses, such as touch, taste and hearing, so that the communication between the professional and patient is positive and the patient does not exhibit social relationship difficulties 3,11 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The research showed that other designs, such as grooves, striations, and exposed aggregate, are not detectable in the sidewalk and roadway environment because of similarities to other surface textures and defects. (dot.gov)
  • In this paper, we report on the "VIsual Dataset for Visually Impaired Persons" (VIDVIP), a dataset for obstacle detection during sidewalk travel. (fujipress.jp)
  • Page 755 IoT Based Assistive Glove for Visually Impaired People Ms. P. Divya Jenifar1,Ms. V. Harinitha2, Ms. M.D. Harshini3,Ms. A. James Christiya4 1Assistant professor ,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, India. (slideshare.net)
  • Visually impaired humans can advantage from assistive gloves that facilitate motion and enable them to feature independently barring relying too closely on others. (slideshare.net)
  • The Debian team has also improved accessibility, making it easier for visually impaired people to install the operating system, for instance. (liliputing.com)
  • NCHPAD's AIMFREE (Accessibility Instruments Measuring Fitness and Recreation Environments) Manuals can be used to assess the accessibility of recreation and fitness facilities, including fitness centers and swimming pools. (cdc.gov)
  • The training seminar was held on 22 and 23 November 2011 in the IT-centre to introduce special features and main techniques of ICT application in education and social rehabilitation of visually impaired persons. (unesco.org)
  • During the training seminar the participants got relevant information and knowledge on types and features of standard and specialized hard- and software for education and social rehabilitation of people with visual impairments. (unesco.org)
  • I also enjoy umpiring at the Visually Impaired tournaments and Wheelchair tournaments which are held at Loughborough and elsewhere around the country. (lboro.ac.uk)
  • When speaking with a person who uses a wheelchair or a person who uses crutches, place yourself at eye level in front of the person in order to facilitate the conversation. (sfcc.edu)
  • In this paper, we perform a qualitative study to understand VIPs' information needs and challenges with respect to exploring unfamiliar environments to inform the design of NASs that support exploration. (columbia.edu)
  • We'll be sharing it when we're running workshops with built environment professionals, hosting community design sessions and training our own designers. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • This type of surface warns visually impaired people of the presence of a specific hazard," Henshaws explains-yet another variation on Miyake's brilliant design. (curbed.com)
  • A design has been proposed that lets in visually challenged human beings to stroll greater confidently in order to assist them. (slideshare.net)
  • 5] T. Baba, H. Watanave, and T. Kamae, "Design and prototyping for an outdoor activity support system for the visually impaired using deep learning for object detection," SIG Technical Reports, IPSJ, Vol.32018-AAC-7, No.8, Aug. 2018 (in Japanese). (fujipress.jp)
  • 10] T. Baba, "Design for the visually impaired when traveling outdoors using omnidirectional imagery and image recognition," Impact, Vol.2020, No.7, pp. 34-36, 2020. (fujipress.jp)
  • It would stand to reason that organizations focused on employee recruitment and retention wouldn't want to design environments that leave out up to one-fifth of the workforce. (perkinswill.com)
  • It then examines seven areas in which needs can be better represented during the design process: site, circulation, interior environments, workspaces, collaborative spaces, amenities, and equipment and furnishings. (perkinswill.com)
  • The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, medical diagnostic equipment and electronic and information technology. (cdc.gov)
  • Det finns en stark kraft i design, som kan användas för att öppna möjligheter, men även för att stänga desamma. (lu.se)
  • This thesis demonstrates the importance of interactive maps for visually impaired people and their spatial cognition. (sigaccess.org)
  • The four panel members highlighted sound environments from a historical perspective and from a spatial perspective (outdoors versus indoors) and discussed the individual's sound world related to the sound environments we experience collectively in the public room. (lu.se)
  • I worked with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in training rehabilitation workers and helped establish a multidisciplinary teaching clinic for the visually impaired at their college in Hindhead. (look-uk.org)
  • The charity adds it is has witnessed riders using e-scooters in an 'antisocial and dangerous' manner - including instances with two people riding an e-scooter at the same time. (roadsafetygb.org.uk)
  • The system uses a transmitting "sign" and a hand-held receiver to tell people about their surroundings. (ski.org)
  • In this second part, Zoe, Vera, Susan, Eden, Mildred and Sidrah reflect on how discourses around cycling interact with what it means to be a woman and a Person of Colour in our society especially when cycling and being visible in public space.We recorded these conversations while riding our bikes in late spring 2021, when the UK was just starting to emerge out of lockdowns. (acast.com)
  • However, despite the advancements in mobile technologies and the rise in physical health tracking apps and devices, people with visual impairments (VIPs) spend less time outdoors. (researchgate.net)
  • To get the attention of the person who is deaf, tap her on the shoulder or wave your hand. (sfcc.edu)
  • Because persons who are deaf cannot hear subtle changes in tone that may indicate sarcasm or seriousness, many will rely on your facial expressions, gestures, and body language to understand you. (sfcc.edu)
  • If a person who is deaf is with an interpreter, speak directly to the person who is deaf - not to the interpreter. (sfcc.edu)
  • Key aspects are speech comfort: the ability of the teacher to be heard through sufficient sound environment (acoustics and background / activity sounds) and with effective voice and communication (voice load, voice quality, nonverbal communication) and listening effort: the child's potential effort in perception of the spoken and language understanding in relation to the child's cognitive capacity. (lu.se)
  • Ideal candidates will be highly motivated, good communicators with excellent interpersonal skills, and have a keen interest in working with people with vision impairments. (visionscience.com)
  • The BlueHealth Project: Protecting and improving our natural environments and our health: a win-win? (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Looking after our natural environments is important for societal health and well-being. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • If a person is sedentary, circulation may be compromised, sometimes resulting in edema, and range of motion may be decreased. (abmp.com)
  • This is the first document of its kind dealing with age-related sight loss and provides vital evidence to encourage all countries to improve the age friendliness of environments, taking on board the needs of persons with visual impairments. (age-platform.eu)
  • The only thing I would like to add is that the international publishing community is very much interested and supports all methods and all ways that we can use to improve access for persons with print disability. (cis-india.org)
  • Three projects have been awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments to improve human capabilities and enhance medical procedures. (nih.gov)
  • Our findings may be generalizable to other seated jobs that are visually demanding and involve the repetitive manipulation of material or parts. (cdc.gov)
  • Warnings should adjoin or abut the hazard to signal the impending change and extend beyond the average stride length so a person can detect, understand, and react to the warning before encountering the hazard. (dot.gov)
  • All U.S. Bank ATMs have speech output capabilities for people who are blind or visually impaired. (usbank.com)
  • The National Federation of the Blind UK (NFBUK) has long campaigned against the legalisation of e-scooters, and now says evidence shows they are creating unsafe environments for the most vulnerable road users. (roadsafetygb.org.uk)
  • A central challenge of social computing research is to enable people to communicate expressively with each other remotely. (columbia.edu)
  • Look directly at the person and speak clearly, slowly, and expressively. (sfcc.edu)
  • Results indicate that blind people can quickly and easily learn to use remote infrared signage effectively, and that its use improves travel safety, efficiency, and independence. (ski.org)
  • We explore individual differences among blind people and assess how they are related with mobile interface demands, both at low (e.g. performing an on-screen gesture) and high level (text-entry) tasks. (sigaccess.org)
  • People around blind people need to be near them so they won't suffer injuries. (slideshare.net)
  • Blind people must therefore rely on themselves, so this paper proposes gloves that make it easier for them to do so.Blindness can be triggered with the aid of physiological, anatomical, or neurological dysfunctions. (slideshare.net)
  • The training and coordination of guide dogs with blind people is a difficult task, and the results are minimal. (slideshare.net)
  • Even if blind people have never seen the colour, by gathering information from other people's descriptions, sayings, books, etc. they have knowledge of what the colours symbolise. (lu.se)
  • But time after time, we hear from people with lived experience of disability that urban spaces are not designed to meet their needs. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • We wanted to find a way to amplify voices of lived experience, so that many more people could benefit from listening to them. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • 1. INTRODUCTION Being blind is not something people experience for a short time, it's something people experience every second,every minute, and every day of their life. (slideshare.net)
  • The center will not only serve as a platform for providing access to knowledge and information for persons with visual impairments, but will also become а point of networking and experience sharing among the specialists. (unesco.org)
  • Audio description can include verbal narration of film, theatre or images, as a way to give those who are visually impaired a richer cultural experience. (lu.se)
  • In Sweden there are approximately 120 000 visually impaired people in need of audio description. (lu.se)
  • Kristoffer Mattisson emphasized that noise is the single biggest environmental disturbance that affects most people in Sweden today, but that sound has not been given the same space in the public debate or on political agendas, compared to e.g. air pollution. (lu.se)
  • Illustrations demonstrate how barriers in the physical environment can be removed and how exercise equipment and programs can be designed to create a welcoming facility. (cdc.gov)
  • Even with occlusion, dyslexia persists on testing and most dyslexic patients do not demonstrate impaired oculomotor control. (medscape.com)
  • In this paper, we create a technology probe called Social Wormholes, that lets people configure their own home ecosystem of connected artifacts. (columbia.edu)
  • Can people who have never had the sense of sight see things with their inner eye and create mental images? (lu.se)
  • And how do we create a good balance in the sound environments we find ourselves in? (lu.se)
  • Being a coach and ambassador for Loughborough tennis has improved my interpersonal skills, ability to work and lead large groups of people without being nervous. (lboro.ac.uk)
  • Work in partnership with us to tackle the challenges of congestion, air pollution, physical inactivity, and social inequality, by making it easier for people to walk and cycle. (sustrans.org.uk)
  • Work of persons laying screeds or technicians working backwards may be facilitated. (kit.edu)
  • While we wait, Pat ourselves on the back and come back next time to further work on the text, the reality of the world is that many people are waiting to receive an education, access to employment, access to culture and participate in their communities. (cis-india.org)
  • We plan to expand our research and development department further over the coming years to reflect our interest in this highly specialist area of work which is so relevant to many young people with visual impairment across the UK as a whole. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The awards mark the second year of NIH's participation in the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), a commitment among multiple federal agencies to support the development of a new generation of robots that work cooperatively with people, known as co-robots. (nih.gov)
  • The health consequences of anaemia can include poor pregnancy outcome, impaired physical and cognitive development, increased risk of morbidity in children and reduced work productivity in adults. (who.int)
  • Most of the work is done by minimum wage, nonunion, immigrant women in shops that employ fewer than 20 people. (cdc.gov)
  • This is an exciting research project which brings together expertise from diverse disciplines and puts this knowledge into practice in a way that could make a real difference to the quality of life of visually impaired children. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although the number of visual impaired people is representative of Brazilian population few studies in literature have evaluated the oral health quality in this individual group. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although asthma cannot be cured, appropriate management can control the disease and enable people to enjoy a good quality of life. (who.int)
  • The task is visually demanding and lighting quality varies widely between shops. (cdc.gov)
  • However, since these designs have largely been studied in isolation, we do not have a holistic understanding around how people would configure and behave within a ubiquitous social ecosystem of physically-grounded artifacts. (columbia.edu)
  • Strong visual content on social media gives people a reason to follow, like, comment, and eventually buy from you. (hootsuite.com)
  • Introduction: Eyesight can be considered a major human interaction promoter in motor, perceptual and mental activities and its loss can cause social environment changes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: To evaluate and determine Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) in visually impaired individuals, as well as to provide information to promote oral health, to verify the effectiveness of educational activities for index change and to promote the social inclusion of visually impaired people. (bvsalud.org)
  • Audio description allows people who are visually impaired to have, for instance, a joint evening in front of the TV when Eurovision is showing, perhaps a walk around the city, or the opportunity, in some other way, to actively participate in a social context. (lu.se)
  • The main task of audio description is to interpret what is seen but not said: environments, events, people, and their appearance. (lu.se)
  • The task of the sighted audio describer is to select relevant visual information from e.g., a film scene (events, environments, objects, people, their appearance, clothing, facial expressions, gestures and body movements) and express this information aurally, by using vivid descriptions. (lu.se)
  • Finally, owners of sewing companies should consider providing such a task chair for their employees as a way of reducing pain and loss of trained workers due to impaired health. (cdc.gov)
  • In the book Syntolkning - Forskning och praktik (Audio description - Research and practice), cognitive scientists provide in-depth knowledge of how society can become more accessible to those who are visually impaired. (lu.se)
  • FYE consists of three parts: visually impaired users, trainable artificial intelligence services and descriptors. (applevis.com)
  • Many people can benefit from the book: researchers, educators, visual interpreters and those who use their services, as well as event organisers, government authorities and special interest groups. (lu.se)
  • D aim that will require major changes to services for older people - but it's one that we're determined to achieve. (who.int)
  • That includes residents, public sector agencies, voluntary organisations, charities, and private companies who deliver services to older people. (who.int)
  • HaptiMap was an EU project aimed at developing map services for the visually impaired. (lu.se)
  • People with low vision also rely on color contrast as a navigational aid. (dot.gov)
  • I present research in enhancing exercise and art exploration for people who are blind or low vision. (sigaccess.org)
  • Investment in, and management of, the natural environment can benefit human health and wellbeing. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Gradually, this situation has been changing through professionals aiming to include these individuals within the society, inserting them in programs of health attention and creating a differentiated service according to the difficulties of each person 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Visually impaired people have shown oral health problems foreshadowed by factors as lack of motivation, difficult of proper toothbrushing for plaque control and scarce professional guidance turned to this population type 9 . (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 320 blind and severe visual impaired individuals (138 males and 182 females) participated in the study. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, the color of the domes contrasts with the surrounding pedestrian ramp to provide a cue for low-vision persons that a transition from the pedestrian area to the vehicular area is forthcoming. (dot.gov)
  • She published extensively on issues in relation to care for dying residents in UK care homes and co-authored a training pack for carers working with dying people, published in 2004 by Macmillan Cancer Support. (open.ac.uk)
  • We, the Lions, enjoy working to better the lives and well-being of all people in our community through the our local efforts which is in support of the Lions Club International global causes. (e-clubhouse.org)
  • Its purpose is to support a positive environment for faculty and students so that both can feel at ease. (sfcc.edu)
  • Please note that we have put together a series of common search results for people looking for distributions that are beginner friendly , support Secure Boot , do not use systemd , or have a Raspberry Pi edition . (distrowatch.com)
  • Augmented reality has great promise for expressive communication since it enables communication beyond texts and photos and towards immersive experiences rendered in recipients' physical environments. (columbia.edu)
  • I was traveling the globe with some of the most capable and athletic people who embodied a variety of neurological and physical differences," he says. (perkinswill.com)
  • One thing that has surprised me over the years is that people who are visually impaired and blind are just as keen to know the colour of something as those who can see. (lu.se)