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Real-Time Scene Monitoring for Deaf-Blind People
Contributor(s):: Kassem, K., Caramazza, P., Mitchell, K. J., Miller, M., Emadi, A., Faccio, D.
It is estimated that at least 15 million people worldwide live with severe deaf-blindness, with many more experiencing varying degrees of deaf-blindness. The existing options of assistance are mostly limited to walking canes, guide dogs and human care. We propose a wearable device which harnesses...
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First-Time Experience in Owning a Dog Guide by Older Adults with Vision Loss
| Contributor(s):: Kitsum Li, Jeffrey Kou, Yvonne Lam, Patricia Lyons, Susan Nguyen
Introduction: Dog guides were found to be effective in helping adults with vision loss navigate in the community and improve overall well-being. In spite of the vast amount of literature on pet therapy and dog companionship, limited study exists on older adult with vision loss experience...
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Use and underuse of mobility aids in individuals with visual impairment: a cross-sectional study of a Norwegian sample
| Contributor(s):: Brunes, A., Falkenberg, H. K., Berndtsson, I. C., Heir, T.
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An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Diabetes self-management in Blind Americans
| Contributor(s):: Heydarian, N., Hughes, A. S., Morera, O. F.
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The non-visual image of the city: how blind and visually impaired white cane users conceptualize urban space
| Contributor(s):: Šakaja, Laura
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Investigating the importance of vision in poultry: Comparing the behaviour of blind and sighted chickens
| Contributor(s):: Collins, Sophie, Forkman, Björn, Kristensen, Helle H., Sandøe, Peter, Hocking, Paul M.
Behaviour in poultry is predominately visually mediated and vision is important to the welfare of poultry. The relationship between vision, behaviour and welfare has primarily been investigated in relation to artificial lighting. Genetically blind chickens provide an alternative experimental...
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Guide dog ownership and psychological well-being
| Contributor(s):: Cindy Wiggett
This study explored the dynamics of guide dog ownership from a psychological point of view. The research was explorative in nature and employed two historically distinct methodologies of enquiry (both quantitative and qualitative). This explorative study relied on a very comprehensive...
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Specialized Equine Services and Therapeutic Riding
Our mission as Specialized Equine Services is to provide exceptional therapeutic services, through trained accredited and dedicated professionals and volunteers, improving the quality of life for those in Southern Illinois.
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Perceptions on Health Benefits of Guide Dog Ownership in an Austrian Population of Blind People with and without a Guide Dog
| Contributor(s):: Glenk, L. M., Pribylova, L., Stetina, B. U., Demirel, S., Weissenbacher, K.
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Seeing through Feeling
| Contributor(s):: Vincent, Carol
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When You Meet a Dog Guide
| Contributor(s):: Ulrey, Pauline
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Visually Impaired People in Iran: Cultural and Environmental Effects on Orientation and Mobility Services
| Contributor(s):: Taheri-Araghi, M.
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The Role of a Mobility Instructor in a Dog Guide School
| Contributor(s):: Orcutt, Stephen G.
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Services for Visually Impaired Adults in Canada
| Contributor(s):: Magarrell, G.
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Some Thoughts about Acquiring and Learning to Use a Dog Guide
| Contributor(s):: Lambert, Robert M.
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Complementary Travel Aids for Blind Persons: The Sonicguide Used with a Dog Guide
| Contributor(s):: Jocobson, William
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A Comparison of the Guide Dog Movements of England and the United States
| Contributor(s):: Eames, E., Eames, T.
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Arrival Stories: Using Participatory, Embodied, Sensory Ethnography to Explore the Making of an English City for Newly Arrived International Students
| Contributor(s):: Stevenson, Andrew
Places are more than mere locations indicated by coordinates on a map. They are sites invested with meaning that arises out of mobile, embodied, sensuous experience. The construction of place is explored here in the context of participatory, embodied, sensory ethnographic research. I curated a...
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Service Dogs and How They Help Human Beings
| Contributor(s):: Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
Service animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other special tasks. Service...
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Southeastern Guide Dogs
Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs. Employing the latest in canine development and behavior research, the national organization trains dogs of the highest pedigree for people who are blind and for veterans.All of...
