An unobtrusive system for helping a person with blindness and intellectual disability travel in indoor areas

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 85, Issue 3 PART II, 1997, Pages 1431-1434

  Lancioni, G E ^a   Oliva, D ^b   Serenelli, S ^c   Pirani, P ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Lega F D'Oro Research Center   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION AID; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORIENTATION; SELF HELP;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BLINDNESS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL RETARDATION; ORIENTATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0031304066     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1997.85.3f.1431     Document Type: Article

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