Using Dynamic Audio Feedback to Support Peripersonal Reaching in Young Visually Impaired People
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Blind children engage with their immediate environment much less than sighted children, particularly through self-initiated movement or exploration. Research has suggested that providing dynamic feedback about the environment and the child's actions within/against it may help to encourage reaching activity and support spatial cognitive learning. This paper investigated whether the accuracy of peripersonal reaching (space within arm's reach) can be improved by the use of dynamic sound from both the objects to reach for and the reaching hand itself (via a worn speaker). We ran two studies that tested the efficacy of static and dynamic audio feedback designs with blind and visually impaired young people, to identify optimal feedback designs. Study 1 was with young adults aged 18 to 22 and Study 2 involved children aged 12 to 17. The results showed that dynamic audio feedback helps to build spatial connections between the objects and the reaching hand and participants were able to reach more accurately, compared to unchanging feedback.
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Previous literature demonstrates that the use of clock face instructions [56] or external speakers [57] can effectively aid in localizing objects.
“Previous literature demonstrates that the use of clock face instructions [56] or external speakers [57] can effectively aid in localizing objects.”
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- Authors
- Wilson, G., & Brewster, S. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2016-10-23
- Pages
- 209-218
- OpenAlex
- W4249787844
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS) (publishedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Seventh Framework Programme (611452)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Keywords
- peripersonal space, reaching accuracy, visual impairment, blindness, auditory feedback, spatial cognition, self-initiated movement, young adults
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