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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ774269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Aug
Pages: 10
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Finding a Target with an Accessible Global Positioning System
Ponchillia, Paul E.; MacKenzie, Nancy; Long, Richard G.; Denton-Smith, Pamela; Hicks, Thomas L.; Miley, Priscilla
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v101 n8 p479-488 Aug 2007
This article presents two target-location experiments. In the first experiment, 19 participants located a 25-foot chalk circle 93% of the time with a Global Positioning System (GPS) compared to 12% of the time without it. In a single-subject follow-up experiment, the participant came within 1 foot of the target on all GPS trials. Target-location techniques are described. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Experiments, Navigation, Assistive Technology, Visual Impairments, Adults, Geographic Location
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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