Technological developments for blind people
Dr John Gill, Chief Scientist for the Royal National Institute
of the Blind, gives an overview of present and future assistive
technologies.
keywords: blindness, low
vision, assistive technology
abstract
In the last 10 years there have been significant advances in
technological methods for blind people to access information. In many
other areas, such as inexpensive devices for daily living, progress has
been very slow. New technology, such as the global positioning system,
offers exciting possibilities if a device can be produced that is both
user friendly and inexpensive. In the foreseeable future, electronic
systems for enhancing and substituting for vision look very promising.
An area beginning to attract interest is the design of terminals for the
general public so that disabled people are not unnecessarily excluded
from using these systems.
Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage 2003; 20(9): 24–6. |
