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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"visual impairment"”.
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Tertiary education experiences of students with visual impairment
… the tertiary experiences of students with visual impairment, an understudied group of students with disabilities in New Zealand. It examined their transition, social, and academic experiences. Qualitative research, critical theory, and participatory research were adopted as the research …
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Board game accessibility for persons with visual impairment
… issues to players, particularly those with visual impairments, due to the heavy use of visuals to communicate gameplay information. Limited research investigating the inherent issues present in board game elements and in the potential solutions to these issues has been conducted so far. In …
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Smartdevices development for visual impairment and colour vision deficiency
… an app-based system to assist those with vision impairment to better interact with mobile phones and computers achieving maximum advantages. In particular, the system helps to detect colour deficiency and can automatically adjust view screens to increase contrast and arrive at optimal view …
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Crowding in children with visual impairment: Improving vision through perceptual learning
Contains fulltext : 124616.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Situational analysis of communication of HIV and Aids information to persons with visual impairment
… HIV and AIDS and communication for persons with visual impairment. The underlying factors that create information communication gaps have not been explored in detail in Zambia. It is therefore important, that this study on communication of HIV and AIDS information to persons with visual …
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Illness and injuries in athletes with visual impairment at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
… Participation in sport by athletes with impairment has grown and evolved rapidly since the inception of the Paralympic Games. Athletes with visual impairment were first included in the Paralympic Games in 1976. Surveillance of illnesses and injuries forms the first important step in …
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Making Makerspaces more accessible for people with visual impairment: Understanding user needs to reimagine solutions.
… Make Makerspaces More Accessible to People with Visual Impairment? For this, I draw on examples from a series of interviews and workshops where I introduced hardware machines to blind hobbyists and guided assembly of a corn sheller pioneered at the MIT D-Lab workshop. This allowed me to …
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Prevalence of visual impairment and severity of diabetic retinopathy in various ethnic groups in the UK
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment (VI) in the working population. Minor ethnic groups are at increased risk of diabetes. Diabetic Retinopathy In Various Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (DRIVE UK) is a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of DR, VI and …
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Visual Impairment and Computer Displays: The Effects of Foreground and Background Color on Oral Reading Speed
Nine female and 6 male visually impaired junior and senior high school students with a mean age of 14.75 years were individually tested using a microcomputer with a color monitor. The research questions were: (a) What is the relationship between the pairs of foreground and background screen colors …
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Young adults' perceptions of the implications of their hereditary, visual impairment: A Cape Town based study
… Africa, approximately 600 000 individuals are visually impaired. Approximately onethird of genetic disorders and syndromes involves the eye, including conditions such as congenital cataracts, glaucoma, albinism, and retinal degenerative disorders. The transition into adulthood of visually …
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Humanistic co-design of a solution for the rehabilitation of children suffering from cortical visual impairment
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is defined as impaired vision caused due to bilateral dysfunction of the optic radiations or visual cortex or both. It is a major cause of low vision in children in the developed and developing world due to increasing survival of babies during complicated deliveries …
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Challenges faced by mathematics teachers in teaching secondary school learners with visual impairment in the Khomas region
… Secondary School level, including learners with visual impairment (LVI). Hence, this study's primary purpose was to investigate the challenges faced by Mathematics teachers in the Khomas region when teaching learners with visual impairment in a Special Secondary School in Namibia. This study …
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Health psychology: A portfolio of work and practice including: addiction; stigma and quality of life; and, visual impairment
… It has been demonstrated that people with a visual impairment report a lower quality of life (QoL) than those who are normally sighted. Researchers have shown that in conditions such as cancer, HIV, and mental illness, experienced and anticipated stigma and discrimination can relate to lower …
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Community-Based Rehabilitation Supports for Social Inclusion and Work Participation of Young Adults with Visual Impairment in Kenya: A Case Study
<p>Young adults with a visual impairment (VI) experience less interaction with the community that impacts the way they relate to the world as they transition to the larger society where they face significant barriers of adjustment, exclusion, and work participation. Young adults with VI contend …
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Challenges Facing Children with Visual Impairment in Accessing Inclusive Primary Education: A Case of Uhuru Mchanganyiko Primary School, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
… to assess the challenges facings children with visual impairment in accessing inclusive primary education. The study was to identify if the physical infrastructure at UhuruMchanganyiko Primary School, Ilala Municipality, Dar es Salaam region are friendly visually impairedstudents. Furthermore, …
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Virtual learning for persons with visual impairment: an exploration of learning platform in a home environment from UTH special school in Lusaka, Zambia.
… of virtual learning platforms for person with visual impairment in a home environment. The study was purely qualitative in nature and took the form of a case study and interview guide and Focus Group Discussion were used to generate data. Purposive sampling was used to sample fifteen …
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Virtual learning for persons with visual impairment: an exploration of learning platform in a home environment from UTH special school in Lusaka, Zambia.
… of virtual learning platforms for person with visual impairment in a home environment. The study was purely qualitative in nature and took the form of a case study and interview guide and Focus Group Discussion were used to generate data. Purposive sampling was used to sample fifteen …
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Evaluating the Potential of Using Passive RFID Technology as a Real Time Location Tracking System to Assist an Individual with a Visual Impairment
… System [RTLTS] to assist an individual with a visual impairment participating in physical activities, such as basketball. While RTLTSs exist based upon other technologies, Passive RFID Technology had yet to be examined for its potential in such an application. In this study, a system was …
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Effects of Visual Impairment, Gender, and Age on Self-Determination Opportunities at Home, with Friends, with Health Care, at School, and in Physical Education
… on the lives of individuals with visual impairment or deaf-blindness. The current study examined self-determination opportunities across the following domains: at home, with friends, with health care, at school, and during physical education of students with visual impairments and …
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