A proposed tactile vision-substitution system for infants who are blind tested on sighted infants

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-43

  Segond, Hervé ^a   Weiss, Déborah ^b,c   Sampaio, Eliana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

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EID: 33847693193     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100105     Document Type: Article

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