scholarly journals The History of Guide Dog Fostering Service in China and a Comparative Study of People’s Attitudes Towards the Social Acceptance of Visually Impaired People with Guide Dogs in Japan and China

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Wang Feiran ◽  
Seo Mirang ◽  
Kurosaki Kohei ◽  
Seiichi Koizumi ◽  
Shinichi Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Guide Dogs ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
History Of ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Japan And China

scholarly journals Co-designing with visually impaired people in the museum

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Eveline Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Museum Object ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Design Projects

This article aims to conduct an analysis of the use of co-design methodologies in accessibility projects for the visually impaired in museums. The article presents a discussion of the practices of participatory methodologies in museum projects, in particular the co-design approach. It proceeds with a comparative case study, analyzing articles that describe the implementation of co-design projects in museum and educational contexts. The purpose of this comparative study is to present different methods of co-design, what goals can be achieved by these methodologies and to analyze and compare the results and challenges found. The authors selected four co-design projects for this comparative study, analyzing their differences and similarities. The conclusion of this analysis is that participatory projects bring as a benefit not only the creation of new audiences, but the enrichment of the museum object itself, promoting new forms of enjoyment and acquisition of knowledge. This article aims to contribute to the development of future studies and projects on accessibility that may represent better

scholarly journals Information about psychoactive substances and visually impaired people: a comparative study between Brazil and Portugal

10.3823/2157 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Jorge Guimarães ◽  
António Luís Rodrigues Faria Carvalho ◽  
Paulo César Almeida ◽  
Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

scholarly journals Co-designing with visually impaired people in the museum

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Eveline Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Museum Object ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Design Projects

This article aims to conduct an analysis of the use of co-design methodologies in accessibility projects for the visually impaired in museums. The article presents a discussion of the practices of participatory methodologies in museum projects, in particular the co-design approach. It proceeds with a comparative case study, analyzing articles that describe the implementation of co-design projects in museum and educational contexts. The purpose of this comparative study is to present different methods of co-design, what goals can be achieved by these methodologies and to analyze and compare the results and challenges found. The authors selected four co-design projects for this comparative study, analyzing their differences and similarities. The conclusion of this analysis is that participatory projects bring as a benefit not only the creation of new audiences, but the enrichment of the museum object itself, promoting new forms of enjoyment and acquisition of knowledge. This article aims to contribute to the development of future studies and projects on accessibility that may represent better

scholarly journals Exploring the social position of tactile maps in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Masahiro Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Geography Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Tactile Maps ◽  
The 1960S

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> It seems that the aim of conventional studies on tactile maps for visually impaired people have been to improve their utility in terms of instrumentalism. However, given the recent progress of disability studies in social science and post-representational approach in recent map studies, it is necessary to examine how tactile maps work in the society and how they relate to “disability” as a social phenomenon. These are also important issues to think about how geospatial information technology for visually impaired people embed in the society. Hence, regarding the map as more-than-representation, this paper analysed various documents (e.g. newspaper articles, essays, instruction manuals for orientation and mobility specialist), and considered the social position of tactile maps in Japan. The results showed the following.</p><p>The tactile map has a long history as a teaching material of geography. It was used for education for the blind in Western countries in the late 18th century. This situation was introduced to Japan by overseas memoir. For example, in the late Edo era, Namura Gohachirou who was a member of Japanese Embassy to the United States witnessed geography education using tactile maps at the blind school in New York. In his diary named <i>Akou Nikki</i>, Namura said that the education for blinds using tactile maps seemed to “translation” from the words of those who can see both eyes well to the words of visually impaired people. His statement clearly shows the material difference of tactile maps. Many tactile maps have acquired social status as “translated objects”. The material form of tactile maps is different from the “map” (visual map) known to the general public, so it makes awareness of physical differences between the body of visually impaired people and sighted people. In 1880, the first blind school in Japan, Kyoto Moua In had exhibited teaching materials and other instruments to the exposition, including a tactile map representing the city of Kyoto. Such a social event also had a role to attract the attention of sighted people to the material heterogeneity of the tactile map <i>and</i> visually impaired people.</p><p>The 1960s-80s was the period of the situation of tactile maps changed significantly in Japan. In the 1960s, rehabilitation techniques for visual impairments was introduced to Japan from USA, and the concept of “orientation” which was lacking in conventional walking training diffused. In accordance with these movement, the teaching manual of orientation and mobility (O&amp;M) training became write the methodologies to make and use the tactile map for the training. In 1964, Kazuo Honma, the founder of Japan Brail Library, visited all over the world and bought lots of tools for visually impaired people, including tactile maps, at the blind libraries in various places and brought them back to Japan. He held an exhibition to show those materials in the following year. Furthermore, as the International Year of Disabled Persons 1981 and the subsequent enforcement of various laws related to people with disability, it has been emphasized to create cities where physically impaired people can go out of their homes. Since that time the tactile maps began to be installed in public facilities, and were introduced in the assistive technology catalogs. In this way, the tactile map was incorporated into the context of “outdoor behavior” and “walking”. Not only the body of visually impaired people but also the tactile maps as material objects have increasingly been exposed to the “outside” spaces (e.g. city, road). As a result, the tactile map became understood from the viewpoint of “safety”, and it became involved with human and non-human actors (e.g. government offices, volunteer organizations, barrier-free laws, traffic guidelines) different from those of geography education.</p>

scholarly journals Sixth Sense Jacket

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Prabhat S. Pandey ◽  
Shreya S. Chakraborty ◽  
Jay S. Gaikwad ◽  
Divya K. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Pulse Oximeter ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Safe Distance ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Entire World

In a time when the entire world is going through a pandemic which can be curbed or substantially avoided and reduced by maintaining distance, it is crucial for every individual to follow the social distancing norms. However, it can be a challenging and daunting task to ensure safe distance all the time. Thus a Sixth Sense Jacket is a great way to keep the user mindful and alert of their surrounding without actually being alert all the time. It can not only alert the user but can also keep daily essentials such as keys and cards clean using dry sanitization. The jacket comes with a bunch of special features such as Pulse Oximeter which can be used to check vital health stats such as heart rate and blood saturation (SpO2) levels. The prime purpose of the Sixth Sense Jacket is to keep the user passively mindful of it's surrounding all the time and thus can be used in any field where it is crucial to stay alert in a given surrounding. The various domains this jacket can be used are women safety, battlefield and to add an extra sense to visually impaired people. The jacket can be a useful means to pre-empt any given danger that might befall the user and hence the name "Sixth Sense" Jacket.

Application of IoT Based Stick for Visually Impaired People in CVIS System

CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Muhammad ◽  
Qizhou Hu ◽  
Muhammad Tayyab ◽  
Yikai Wu ◽  
Muhammad Ahtsham
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People
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