Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ943517
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Auditory Cues Used for Wayfinding in Urban Environments by Individuals with Visual Impairments
Koutsoklenis, Athanasios; Papadopoulos, Konstantinos
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v105 n10 p703-714 Oct-Nov 2011
The study presented here examined which auditory cues individuals with visual impairments use more frequently and consider to be the most important for wayfinding in urban environments. It also investigated the ways in which these individuals use the most significant auditory cues. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Impairments, Urban Areas, Auditory Stimuli, Visually Impaired Mobility, Blindness, Travel Training, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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