The Use of a Tactile-Vision Sensory Substitution System as an Augmentative Tool for Individuals with Visual Impairments

摘要

1 he promise of novel technological strategies and solutions to assist persons with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) is frequently discussed and held to be widely beneficial in countless applications and daily activities. One such approach involving a tactile-vision sensory substitution modality as a mechanism to compensate for vision loss likewise holds such promise. It has been suggested that the use of a sensory substitution modality is an obvious and historically used mechanism of compensation for visual impairment and can be readily pointed to in a number of rudimentary, yet highly effective, strategies that are in use.