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what are the primary assistive technology approaches to assisting individuals who have visual field problems

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what are the primary assistive technology approaches to assisting individuals who have visual field problems

1. The assistive technology approaches in assisting individuals who have visual field problems are mobility aids and visual aids :

• Mobility aids: mobility aids are employed for individual habe low visual fields or who have blindness. It becomes difficult for the visually impaired to orient themselves with respect to the environment. Mobility aids are in the form of long canes, the most common type of visual aid. These are standard and hell in maximising tactile as well as auditory inputs. These may be in the form of electronically augmented canes. Navigation aids are also in the form of hand held as well as body mounted obstacle detections. Devices as well as the orientation devices. There is also development of tGPS enabled mobility aids.
• Navigation aids based on the adaptations with the environment is where there would be talking signs.
• There are also presence of special purpose visual aids for example devices of of self care that includes Braille tape, portable note takers or portable paper money readers.
• Devices for work as well as school where audible devices would be used for assisting to determine depth. Many of the devices also include tactile visions. There is also availability of oscillatoscopes.
• There is also presence of devices for leisure as well as play in the form of beeper balls or softball like games.