...'SMART’ CANE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE Vaibhav Singh, Rohan Paul Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Review of the literature 4 Objective of the project 4 Methods and Materials 5 1. Description of System 5 2. The gadget works in two client selectable modes 5 3. Design of System 6 Experiments of the field 6 1. Field research 7 2. Enrolment of User 7 3. Usage of Smart Cane training 7 4. Phase of Trial 8 5. Indicator for Key Performance 8 Outcome 9 Awareness about Obstacle raises 9 Rate of collision reduction 9 Distance of Obstacle Detection 9 Usage of Smart Cane with few observations 10 Feedback of user post-experiment 10 Special cases of user 10 Conclusion 11 References 11 Executive Summary The persons that are visually challenged face awesome trouble in autonomous portability and utilize the white stick as a versatility help to distinguish near to impediments on the ground. Nonetheless, the stick has two noteworthy impediments: * It can just distinguish obstructions up to knee-level. Consequently, the client can't identify raised impediments like lifted bars and much of the time crashes into them. (Iovine, 2004) * The stick can just distinguish obstructions inside 1m from the client. Additionally, obstructions like moving vehicles can't be distinguished until hazardously near the individual. Very nearly 90% of the visually impaired persons live in creating nations, with a larger part...
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...Diabetes Kenya Trice Edward Waters College April 8,2016 “I have diabetes” my father said when he told me this six years ago I thought it was the end of his life. As I start to panic he calmly said that everything that will be okay. I already knew that diabetes is a metabolic disease in which is a metabolic disease in which the body is inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood that’s all I knew at the time. My dad has diabetes and he’s getting old in age, I wanted to find out more about what causes diabetes, what types of food should he eat and what should he do to remain healthy. Since my father is a hardworking guy I wanted to find out more about what triggers diabetes. I jotted down the things that I needed to know. From that I was able to research the question: Can you still live a healthy life if you have diabetes. My search took about two weeks. I began my research on the library database on my school homepage. This site provided me with the causes of diabetes, the different types, and what type of foods should you eat if you have this disease. Statistics on the number of Americans with the disease were included in the article. Most of the information was supported by the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology. From there I did more search by using Google using the terms diabetes and health. From there many sites appeared, I choose the American Diabetes Association web site. There the information...
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...Visual Impairment Introduction Vision challenge or impairment is when a person’s degree of seeing is very low and the affected person requires assistance in order to carry out daily routine. Significantly, for one to qualify as visually impaired there must be prove that a person cannot undertake duties by himself without necessary assistance. For a person to qualify as a visually challenged, there must be a prove that the affected eyes cannot be conventionally treated. Visual challenge cannot be corrected by surgery, refractive measures neither by medication and that is why it is termed as visual impairment. The most rampart causes of visual challenge are trauma, degenerative or congenital means and a variety of diseases. In the society, blindness is the term that is preferably used to describe a visually impaired per son. Low eyesight is generally revealed when the affected person cannot view a normal distance and walk by himself (Algozzine, 2006). The degree of impairment can also be revealed when a person cannot read some normal writings. This is to say that even with the assistance of contact magnifying glasses or even eyeglasses the victim cannot reveal the writings on a normal newspaper (Bailey & Hall, 1990). Hyperopic impairment is accrued with inability person to see objects in a close distance. Myopic impairment is quite the opposite of hyperopic whereby a victim cannot identify objects at close distance. All these vision challenges greatly obscure the affected person...
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...for visually impaired visitors Submitted by Al Amin Nathani Student Number: 43383559 In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Museum Studies School of Social Science, The University of Queensland 1. Introduction In museums, the visitors are encouraged to appreciate the achievements of our civilization. Whether the displayed objects have artistic, social or cultural significance, the rule is to observe and create interpretation. But what if visitor can’t look or have difficulty in creating the visual image of the object? Does it create limited experience for visually impaired visitors? This study will focus on exploring applied design methods to enhance museum experience for visually impaired visitors. The study will be a combination of theoretical and practical case studies which will discuss the sensorial exhibition space from designer’s perspective. 2. Objective and Scope • To understand effective ways of museum communication for visually impaired visitors. • To understand design strategies for creating experience beyond visual sense. • To identify affectivity of alternate methods like Haptic and Tactile graphics, Braille, models, and audio and touch tours. • To discuss various case studies which are using alternate design techniques for conveying museum message for these visitors. 3. Research Questions • What alternative methods museums are using for creating inclusive experience for visually impaired visitors...
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...Intervention. Career Opportunities in the Field for the Visually Impaired Base on the interview, the career opportunities that I see as options for working 1:1 with children and families with this exceptionality is that ProCare therapy of San Marco is looking to contract for 2015-0216, a full-time Visually Impaired Teacher who has knowledge of visual impairment, development and related educational needs and available resources for the visually impaired and how to obtain them, braille code awareness, operation and use of current assistive technology required for visually impaired students (http://www.procaretherapy.com/school-jobs/teacherofthevisuallyimpairedjobsanmarcosca1516/44014647/j/?utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=indeed). Another career opportunity for a school is that, a California school district in Oceanside is seeking a Teacher for the Visually Impaired for a full-time position, who posses an active certification in the state of California (PPS), experience working with a diverse caseload, knowledge of community resources for families, exceptional communication skills, team-oriented with comprehensive braille skills (http://www.sunbeltstaffing.com/jobs/oceanside-california-vi-teacher-job-opening-upcoming-school-year/hc/44012186/j/). Soliant Health is also actively searching for a full-time contracted TVI (Teacher for the Visually Impaired) for the Hemet CA area. As a Teacher of the Visually Impaired, you will teach students with varying degrees of visual...
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...Specialty Group There are many opportunities for a human service professional to make a difference. As a human service professional, parents of children with visual impairments are a target group that I want to focus on. Visually impaired children have special needs and concerns which are unlike other disabled children. Becoming parents of a child with visual impairments, it was extremely difficult finding the necessary support groups to help us through difficult situations. Within this paper I will discuss the roles of a human service workers when facilitating a group for parents with visually impaired children, explain the theoretical approaches used in such groups, and the ultimate goals for the group. Parents normally take the necessary precautions to ensure that their child is as healthy as the child must be. The advancements in medical technology and testing assist medical providers in predicting possible medical conditions in unborn children. Though there are congenital defects that are not detected in serological testing and cause’s impaired vision in children. Parents who birth to a child with visual impairments experience the stages of grief and having a support system can be very comforting. Hosting a group for parents that are experiencing grief related to their child’s vision disorders eases the feeling of isolation during this delicate period. The purpose of the group is to remove the negative stigma that is associated with children with visual impairments...
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...similar to Braille. This application is intended for the visually impaired, but can be useful to many others as well. The costless Braille app could revolutionize texting. Braille touch is an easy to use, far from complicated application that will soon be available on Iphones and Andriod touchscreen smartphones. This application is based on Computer Braille, which is a method of typing that allows users to enter up to 63 characters by pressing different combinations of only six simple buttons. There are three dots found on each side of the touch screen, known as the six buttons. When using this system, users hold the phone facing away from the body, using their middle three fingers of each hand to chord in letters, numbers and characters such as question marks and exclamation points. Also, the user simply swiping their finger across the screen can enter spaces and backspaces. According to Georgia Tech researchers, “some visually impaired people were able to reach up to 32 words per minute with 92% accuracy with a prototype app for the iPhone.” It is said that typing with this app is up to six times faster than past methods for texting without sight. Availability to equipment for the visually impaired is a rising topic due to the abundance of touchscreens. Experts say that current technology for the visually impaired such as voice over systems are efficient, but slow. Also, most technology made to help the visually impaired type, such as attaching hardware braille keyboards, can...
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...innovative navigation system designed as primary aid for the visually impaired people. The device is based on ultrasonic echolocation technology and helps visually impaired people to navigate safely in familiar and unfamiliar places. Theia™ will cater to three different market segments: families having visually impaired patients; doctors and hospitals; and non-profit organizations working for the visually impaired. The head-office of Theia™ will be situated in Motijheel, Dhaka, while the zonal offices will be in Chittagong and Naranganj. In Bangladesh, it is estimated that there are about 550,000 cataract blind adults and 40,000 blind children in the country. The cost of blindness due to lost productivity is estimated to be Tk.2,500 crore ($350 million) in 2008 and the current rate of resource allocation to treat national blindness is very low (about Tk.4 crore per year), which cannot free the country from blindness as new cases will pile up over the years. Therefore, blind aid devices have a wide consumer base and as it does not produce mobility aid devices like Braille signs and label the market for mobility products is almost totally untapped. With white canes and guide dogs as sheer competitiors, Theia™ is able to serve a niche market and create a revolution in the field of mobility and orientation of blind people. The main objective of Theia™ is to provide sustainable and cost-effective aid to visually impaired people and reduce the demand-supply gap for blind aid devices...
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...level to succeed in the classroom (Coleman & Cramer, 2015). This need will depend on the severity and type of disability the child has and how well they are able to function in the classroom independently. The use of assistive technology with students who have disabilities has shown to improve their academic performance. Assistive technologies are used by teachers to help their students meet the classroom objectives. Assistive technology can provide visually impaired students an equitable opportunity to succeed in the general classroom setting. They are able to complete tasks on a more equal playing field with their non-disabled peers. For students who are visually impaired the use of assistive technology enables them to read books and complete other tasks along with their peers with normal vision. Without assistive technology their impairment would likely hinder them from performing at or near the same level as their non-disabled peers. This paper will look at how assistive technology is used by students who are visually impaired and the potential benefits assistive technology can deliver. What is Visual Impairments? “Visual impairment (VI) refers to a significant functional loss of vision that cannot be corrected by medication, surgical operation, or ordinary optical lenses such as spectacles” (Developmental Disorders Series, 2008, para.1). There are two main types of categories of visual problems: (1) blindness and (2) low vision (Carney, Engbretson, Scammell, & Sheppard, 2003)...
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..._________________________ ________________ ________________________ __________________ _________________________ ________________ ________________________ __________________ _________________________ ________________ Advisor Name and Department: Douglas Zytko, Information Systems_________ A. Problem Statement (What problem are you trying to address through research or product development?): As of 2012 there were 285 million visually impaired people in the world, of which 246 million had low vision and 39 million were blind. The majority of people with poor vision are in the developing world and are over the age of 50 years. There are 20.6 million people in America who are blind. It’s no secret that the internet has made the world a much smaller place. From the chat rooms and forums of the early 90’s to the major social media networks of today, the internet has helped bring people of all backgrounds and interests together to form communities. While this type of connectivity can be life-changing for people of all walks of life, it is especially useful for visually impaired individuals who are looking to connect with others going through similar experiences. B. Significance (Why is the problem important? What is the value proposition: market, societal or scientific value?): The internet and the social features that come with it have become a very integral and akin to necessary part of daily human being functionality. It is not fair that some people should be...
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...We’ve all heard stories about how children with disabilities are targeted at school and have a harder time finding friends. A study, conducted by 4 researchers studying at the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University in Australia, showed that there may be a deeper reason to this other than the usual human discrimination. “Results indicate that when compared with age‐peers, [hearing impaired] children and adolescents have significant delays or deficits on all [emotional recognition scales], but [visually impaired] children and adolescents are delayed only on emotion recognition tasks. When compared with children group‐matched for verbal ability (Wechsler verbal scales), the achievement of [hearing impaired] children on [emotional recognition scales] equals or exceeds that of controls; [visually impaired] children underachieve on an emotion recognition task and overachieve on an emotion vocabulary task compared to verbal ability matched peers.” (Dyck). This data suggests that both visually and hearing impaired children face varying degrees of inability to recognize emotions. An article written by Emma Seppala for Greater Good Magazine pointed out a study by Michael Kraus from Yale University. “Kraus found that we are more accurate when we hear someone’s voice than when we look only at their facial expressions, or see their face and hear their voice. In other words, you...
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...08 Fall 08 Fall A LOOK INTO IMPROVING BING’S BRAND IMAGE USING CAUSE BRANDING STRATEGIES Sheri Quek (14333) LASALLE College of The Arts BADCN3C A LOOK INTO IMPROVING BING’S BRAND IMAGE USING CAUSE BRANDING STRATEGIES Sheri Quek (14333) LASALLE College of The Arts BADCN3C The birth of Bing was supposed to mark the advent of a new competitive era amongst search engines. Through its evolutionary stages, from the humble beginnings of MSN Search to the revamped Bing, Microsoft have been preparing for their default engine to generate a larger share search engine oligopoly – one in which Google holds an overwhelming power in. Ultimately, Bing failed because of a wide variety of reasons, most notable of which had to do with the brand loyalty and association people had with Google and the lack of trust as well as the negative image that Bing had generated through its head-on collision with Google in the ‘Bing It On’ campaign where they made constant comparisons to the search giant in an attempt to portray Google’s lack of proficiency; and the emergence of news about them copying Google’s search results (Singel, 2011). Brand loyalty is very much based on the establishment of trust consumers have for the particular brand (Sirchuk, 2012) and companies like Google target this aspect by aiming to become a “brand for life” (Oneto, 2013). They (Google) allowed consumers to see how the brand could play a part in every stage of a person’s life and this in particular is crucial especially...
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...Conditions Related to the Eye and Blindness Michael A. Allen Jackson State University Abstract Conditions related to the eye and blindness is very common. There are many disease of the eye. Many of these diseases can cause a lot of harm. There are five main points that will be discussed they are age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, retinopathy, visual impairment in higher learning, and social support for the visually impaired. Macular degeneration often damages central vision and is prevalent in people age 60 and over with rare cases of people fewer than 50. Retinitis Pigmentosa is common among families; it’s not always related to hereditary factors. Retinopathy is a common problem for people with diabetes where retinal blood vessels break down and affect vision. People with visual impairments who are in higher learning are very common now days and accommodations are set up for persons. Social support for people who are visually impaired is key factors to helping those individuals have a normal and productive life. Introduction There are many eye conditions. They are listed as followed. Lazy Eye or Amblyopia is a very common condition. Usually present early in childhood, lazy eye can be corrected if caught early. Learn what you can do to correct this eye condition before it becomes severe. Aphakia is a condition where the lens of the eye is missing. It can greatly decrease your vision acuity and cause other problems if not treated. Astigmatism...
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...Special People with Special Needs Working with the blind can be a rewarding and challenging job. The blind have many challenges which must be faced on a day-to-day basis, and it is the job of the counselor or human service worker to work with the client to help him or her overcome these challenges. In this paper areas of special problems and needs of the blind, barriers in delivering the services to these clients, and solution which will help these clients overcome the barriers they face will be reviewed. Human service workers must remember that these clients have needs which differ from other clients, as they are facing some hard challenges, and therefore must be more considerate of these needs. The blind need support such as Braille books to read, counseling to overcome any fears, and programs which are designed to help these clients live their day to day lives. These can all be done with the support of the counselor and human service worker. There are organizations from which blind clients can also seek assistance, include the American Foundation for the Blind, which will be discussed throughout this paper. Services are also offered in the clients local communities providing support to the blind community. Special Problems and Needs of the Blind Accessing services from any human service organization is a difficult process for anyone seeking assistance. This process becomes increasing more difficult when ones sight is a barrier to communication and accessibility. Individuals...
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...To frame the rampant generalization and simplification of minorities, our critical discussion on how culture is not a simplified and unitary model, but actually a way people draw from other perceptions and make interpretations of their own world, provides a multidimensional perspective on culture. Within their podcast, Miller and Spiegel highlight the certain ways social institutions hinder and discourage the visually impaired by placing an extremely low bar on their capabilities. When they discuss Daniel Kish’s observation on how the blind are mentally capable of “seeing” but are inhibited through the perceptions of others, he states that the visually impaired are “slaves to others thinking [and perceptions]” and distresses that they are somehow “comfortable with that”. This exemplifies how organizations that are perhaps trying to aid them in their development, are actually acting as a detriment to their growth and are causing the blind to internalize this “helpless” cultural identity that they are constantly associated with. Many blind people are identifying with these powerful perceptions of them not being able to do everyday things, and are thereby limited by the constraining beliefs...
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