Does Knowledge of Spatial Configuration in Adults with Visual Impairments Improve with Tactile Exposure to a Small-scale Model of Their Urban Environment?

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-209

  Picard, Delphine ^a   Pry, René ^b  

^a Université de Toulouse II Le Mirail   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

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EID: 67249150107     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0910300403     Document Type: Article

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