Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness · 1977 · 41 citations · 1 references
MedicineSpecial EducationVision ScienceAssistive TechnologyGraspingVisual PerceptionAssistive Device TrainingAssistive Technology For Visual ImpairmentSensory Substitution DevicesVision ImpairmentVisual Assistive DevicesVisual ImpairmentAssistive Technology For BlindnessEducational ProgramsMonocular Depth CuesObjectsSensory Substitution TrainingTactile Vision SubstitutionTraining Program DesignVision-to-tactile Substitution
The author, who is congenitally blind, describes two training programs with a Tactile Vision Substitution System (TVSS), including a mobile version of the device. After mastering the working of the System, which occupied most of the first training program, the author was able to identify specific objects (providing he had previously been “shown” them and had them named) and to grasp such visual concepts as two-point perspective and monocular cues of depth. The TVSS could not perform as either a mobility aid or as a reading device.
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Gerard Guarniero · Perception · 1974 · 113 citations
Medicine, Psychology, Vision Science +16