The field of assistive technology for visual impairments is moving towards more innovative and inclusive solutions. Recent developments focus on co-designing extended reality solutions to support environmental perception for individuals with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) and presbyopia. Smart glasses and tunable lenses are being explored to address key challenges in object recognition, facial perception, and attention in complex environments. Additionally, gaze-based ray-casting and multi-modal sensing are being investigated to improve navigation and interaction for individuals with impaired vision. Noteworthy papers in this area include: The paper on Smart Glasses for CVI, which demonstrates the potential of smart glasses to address key challenges in environmental perception. The OpticalAging study, which presents a real-time presbyopia simulation approach to enhance awareness and empathy among designers. The Examination of Eye-Tracking, Head-Gaze, and Controller-Based Ray-casting in TMT-VR, which shows that gaze-based ray-casting outperforms manual pointing in virtual reality assessments.
Advancements in Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments
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Smart Glasses for CVI: Co-Designing Extended Reality Solutions to Support Environmental Perception by People with Cerebral Visual Impairment
OpticalAging: Real-time Presbyopia Simulation for Inclusive Design via Tunable Lenses
Examination of Eye-Tracking, Head-Gaze, and Controller-Based Ray-casting in TMT-VR: Performance and Usability Across Adulthood
Implementing blind navigation through multi-modal sensing and gait guidance
Refining Participatory Design for AAC Users
Subtitled Media Adaptations for People with Aphasia: Ongoing Accessibility Barriers and Emerging Design Practices
An evaluation of level of detail degradation in head-mounted display peripheries
Managing level of detail through head-tracked peripheral degradation: a model and resulting design principles