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A perceptual aid and its user form a system which aims to make it possible for the user to pick up information from the environment. In order to successfully perform this task, the necessary information must, of course, be available via the aid, but that is not sufficient. The information must also have a useful form. Often it is difficult for the user to pick up the artificial information at first when trying to use the aid. The constructor has to rely upon the great adaptability of the human being, and in many cases she can learn to pick up the new information successfully after adequate training.
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Jansson, G. (1986). Development and Evaluation of Mobility Aids for the Visually Handicapped. In: Emiliani, P.L. (eds) Development of Electronic Aids for the Visually Impaired. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4281-3_34
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