Electronic Resource
Self-reported use of technology by orientation and mobility clients in Australia and Malaysia before the COVID-19 pandemic
| العنوان: | Self-reported use of technology by orientation and mobility clients in Australia and Malaysia before the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| المؤلفون: | Deverell, L, Bhowmik, J, Al Mahmud, A, Lau, BT, Islam, FMA, Sukunesan, S, McCarthy, C, Meyer, D |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 2023-01 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Electronic Resource |
| مستخلص: | Since the 1960s, many electronic travel aids have been developed for people with low vision or blindness to improve their independent travel skills, but uptake of these specialist devices has been limited. This study investigated what technologies orientation and mobility (O&M) clients in Australia and Malaysia have, use, like, and want to support their travel, to inform technology research and development. This two-phase mixed-methods study surveyed O&M clients face-to-face in Malaysia (n = 9), and online in Australia (n = 50). Participants managed safe walking using a human guide, long cane, or guide dog when their vision was insufficient to see hazards, but a smartphone is now a standard travel aid in both Australia and Malaysia. Participants relied on smartphone accessibility features and identified 108 apps they used for travel: for planning (e.g., public transport timetables), sourcing information in transit (e.g., GPS location and directions, finding a taxi), sensory conversion (e.g., camera-to-voice, voice-to-text, video-to-live description), social connections (e.g., phone, email, Facebook), food (e.g., finding eateries, ordering online), and entertainment (e.g., music, games). They wanted to 'carry less junk', and sought better accessibility features, consistency across platforms, and fast, reliable, real-time information that supports confident, non-visual travel, especially into unfamiliar places. |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Journal Article |
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| الاتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content CC BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| Other Numbers: | UMV oai:jupiter.its.unimelb.edu.au:11343/307973 Deverell, L., Bhowmik, J., Al Mahmud, A., Lau, B. T., Islam, F. M. A., Sukunesan, S., McCarthy, C. & Meyer, D. (2023). Self-reported use of technology by orientation and mobility clients in Australia and Malaysia before the COVID-19 pandemic. BRITISH JOURNAL OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, 41 (1), pp.33-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196211019070. 10.1177/02646196211019070 1744-5809 0264-6196 1340017206 |
| المصدر المساهم: | UNIV OF MELBOURNE From OAIster®, provided by the OCLC Cooperative. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsoai.on1340017206 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OAIster |
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