Identifying Raised-Line Drawings by Touch: A Hard but Not Impossible Task

Autor/inn/en	Picard, Delphine; Lebaz, Samuel
Titel	Identifying Raised-Line Drawings by Touch: A Hard but Not Impossible Task
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 106 (2012) 7, S.427-431 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Assistive Technology; Visual Aids; Blindness; Literature Reviews; Naming; Accuracy; Identification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anschauungsmaterial; Blindheit; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	The topic of tangible drawings for individuals who are blind is an important one to the field of visual impairment. However, it has not been addressed so far in a literature review. In this article, the authors review the selected literature on tactile picture naming and provide a quantitative look at this literature by presenting results related to accuracy (percentage of correct naming). They attempt to identify the factors that influence accurate picture naming when identifying raised-line drawings. This review of the literature found that the identification of tactile pictures is a difficult but not impossible task for individuals who are blind and those who are sighted. Such a task is characterized by wide variations in accuracy with no consistent effect because of visual status. The review suggests that the ability to identify pictures accurately depends mainly on (1) the complexity with which objects are depicted; (2) the availability of information about the drawings; and (3) the selection of optimum exploratory procedures. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10