What do Blind and Low-Vision People Really Want from Assistive Smart Devices? Comparison of the Literature with a Focus Study

B Gamage, TT Do, NSC Price, A Lowery… - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Over the last decade there has been considerable research into how artificial intelligence
(AI), specifically computer vision, can assist people who are blind or have low-vision (BLV) …

Virtual reality as a means to explore assistive technologies for the visually impaired

FS Ricci, A Boldini, X Ma, M Beheshti… - PLOS Digital …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Visual impairment represents a significant health and economic burden affecting 596 million
globally. The incidence of visual impairment is expected to double by 2050 as our …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 and visual disability: Can't look and now don't touch

JR Rizzo, M Beheshti, Y Fang… - …, 2021 - digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has created cataclysmic repercussions
in virtually every facet of life and has had profound effects on the practice of medicine. This is …

Network-aware 5G edge computing for object detection: Augmenting wearables to “see” more, farther and faster

Z Yuan, T Azzino, Y Hao, Y Lyu, H Pei, A Boldini… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Advanced wearable devices are increasingly incorporating high-resolution multi-camera
systems. As state-of-the-art neural networks for processing the resulting image data are …

An inconspicuous, integrated electronic travel aid for visual impairment

A Boldini, AL Garcia… - ASME Letters in …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
With a globally aging population, visual impairment is an increasingly pressing problem for
our society. Visual disability drastically reduces quality of life and constitutes a large cost to …

Macro-fiber composite-based tactors for haptic applications

A Boldini, JR Rizzo, M Porfiri - IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Haptic technology is a critical component of human-computer interfaces. Traditional haptic
actuators are often unable to provide the broad frequency range and latency that is required …

[HTML][HTML] Navigation Training for Persons With Visual Disability Through Multisensory Assistive Technology: Mixed Methods Experimental Study

FS Ricci, L Liguori, E Palermo, JR Rizzo… - JMIR Rehabilitation …, 2024 - rehab.jmir.org
Background: Visual disability is a growing problem for many middle-aged and older adults.
Conventional mobility aids, such as white canes and guide dogs, have notable limitations …

5G Edge Vision: Wearable Assistive Technology for People with Blindness and Low Vision

T Azzino, M Mezzavilla, S Rangan… - 2024 IEEE Wireless …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In an increasingly visual world, people with blindness and low vision (pBLV) face substantial
challenges in navigating their surroundings and interpreting visual information. From our …

A Multi-Modal Foundation Model to Assist People with Blindness and Low Vision in Environmental Interaction

Y Hao, F Yang, H Huang, S Yuan, S Rangan… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
People with blindness and low vision (pBLV) encounter substantial challenges when it
comes to comprehensive scene recognition and precise object identification in unfamiliar …

Learning to use electronic travel aids for visually impaired in virtual reality

FS Ricci, A Boldini, JR Rizzo… - Nano-, Bio-, Info-Tech …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The number of people experiencing vision loss and visual impairment is continuously
increasing, concurrently to the aging of the population. Wearable electronic travel aids …