An unobtrusive system for helping a person with blindness and intellectual disability travel in indoor areas.
A system causing no environmental disturbance was employed for helping a woman with blindness and intellectual disability travel in indoor areas. The system provided encouragement and praise while the woman moved in the correct direction and a buzzer sound in the case of incorrect direction through earpieces. The results showed that the woman learned to use the system and traveled successfully.
Lancioni
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Department of Psychology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Lancioni@RULFSW.Leiden-Univ.NL
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D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003463:Cues; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008124:Locomotion; D009949:Orientation; D012656:Self-Help Devices