Design and evaluation of a kitchen for persons with visual impairments

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-139

  Kutintara, Benjamas ^a   Somboon, Pornpun ^b   Buasri, Virajada ^a   Srettananurak, Metinee ^a   Jedeeyod, Piyanooch ^a   Pornpratoom, Kittikan ^a   Iam Cham, Veraya ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blind persons; Cooking; Food preparation; Low vision; Post occupancy evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLINDNESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; COOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BLINDNESS; COOKING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; SAMPLING STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873285215     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2012.737542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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