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Development of Electronic Aids for the Visually Impaired

Proceedings of a workshop on the Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, held at the Institute for Research on Electromagnetic Waves of the National Research Council, Florence, Italy. Sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities as advised by the Committee on Medical and Public Health Research

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. P. L. Emiliani

    1. Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Ellettromagnetiche (I.R.O.E.), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze, Italy

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Part of the book series: Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series (DOPS, volume 47)

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Table of contents (35 papers)

  1. Aids for Reading and for the Interaction with Coded Information Sources

    1. Discussion

      • P. L. Emiliani
      Pages 148-165

  2. Low-Vision (Clinical, Social, Psychological and Technological Aspects)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Organization of the Distribution of Low-Vision Aids

      • M. Warburg
      Pages 169-178

    3. Reading by the Elderly (Reading by Subjects with Normal and Low Vision)

      • D. H. A. Aberson
      Pages 179-190

    4. Assessment of the Needs of Low-Vision Patients

      • J. H. Silver
      Pages 191-196

    5. Low Vision Aids and Some Perceptual Aspects of Reading by the Partially Sighted

      • M. J. Tobin
      Pages 197-200

    6. Visual Impairment in Greece: Health Service Organization

      • J. Levett, J. Yfantopoulos, J. Tsamparlakis
      Pages 201-211

    7. Necessity of an Interface Between Research Output and Social Needs

      • M. I. Campo, A. Testa
      Pages 213-222

    8. Discussion

      • P. L. Emiliani
      Pages 223-231

  3. Transduction of Visual Information and Displays for the Blind

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. Transitory Graphical Displays for the Blind

      • J. M. Gill
      Pages 235-238

    3. The Computer as a Graphical Communication Tool for the Blind

      • P. Graziani
      Pages 239-243

    4. Image Processing Techniques: Some Possible Applications to the Transduction of Visual Information to Other Modalities

      • D. J. Powell
      Pages 245-247

    5. Design of Sensory Substitution Systems for the Blind

      • C. Veraart, G. A. Orban, M. C. Wanet, I. Richard
      Pages 248-255

    6. Discussion

      • P. L. Emiliani
      Pages 257-261
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About this book

This book is based on the papers presented at the Workshop on "Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired" held in Flo­ rence at the Institute for the Research on Electromagnetic Waves of the Italian Research Council on April 4-6, 1984. The Workshop, sponsored by the Committee for Medical and Public Health Research of the Commission of the European Communities, was meant to exchange ideas about the need, importance and feasibility of a European cooperation in the field of visual impairment and to identify promising research areas, where current national activities could take advantage of such a collaboration in order to increase their efficiency. In particular, it dealt with the develop­ ment and use of technical aids (mainly based on computers and signal processing techniques) and with the elaboration, evaluation and standardization of new methods and tests. The attendance was multidisciplinary, including researchers from the fields of technology, medicine and psychology and representatives from organizations involved in the rehabi­ litation of the visually impaired. Five technical sessions were organized, dealing with the following topics: automatic production of Braille and systems for paperless Braille, aids for reading and for the interaction with coded informa­ tion sources, low vision aids, transduction of visual infor­ mation into a tactile representation, mobility aids. Three different application sectors were mainly considered: education and culture, vocational training, mobility. A final session was devoted to a discussion in working groups. The results are briefly outlined in the following concise report of the Workshop.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Ellettromagnetiche (I.R.O.E.), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze, Italy

    P. L. Emiliani

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Development of Electronic Aids for the Visually Impaired

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a workshop on the Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, held at the Institute for Research on Electromagnetic Waves of the National Research Council, Florence, Italy. Sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities as advised by the Committee on Medical and Public Health Research

  • Editors: P. L. Emiliani

  • Series Title: Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4281-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8402-4Published: 21 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4281-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0303-6405

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 312

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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