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Visibility Vol 16 Issue 1, 2022


Mental Models of Navigation and Way-finding in Unfamiliar Environments: Implications for the Design of Mobile Apps to Guide Travelers with Vision Loss


There is a critical need for technological aids that can offer end-to-end way-finding guidance for travelers with vision loss in seamlessly navigating in indoor and outdoor environments. The purpose of this study is to develop an in-depth understanding of the cognitive strategies and adaptive processes of individuals with vision loss for way-finding tasks in indoor and outdoor environments, as well as identify affordances and constraints of existing technologies in offering seamless guidance to such users.

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Callie Victor, PhD, OTR/L, CLA; Matthew Haase, MS, OTR/L, ATC; Michael Bown; Lindsey Bates, OTR; Michael Centra, OTR/L; Jaclyn Sachleben; Elizabeth Tyson; Michelle Gamber, DrPH; Suleiman Alibhai

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Bradley E. Dougherty, OD, PhD

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Patient Responses to a Teleophthalmology Enabled Primary Care Based Diabetic Retinopathy Surveillance Program

Rajeev Ramchandran, MD, MBA ; Katherine Fallano, MD; Vanessa Desmore; Elizabeth Czirr, BA; Silvia Sörensen, PhD

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