New Opportunities for Computer Vision-Based Assistive Technology Systems for the Visually Impaired
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- 8 August 2013
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer
- Vol. 47 (4) , 52-58
Abstract
Computing advances and increased smartphone use gives technology system designers greater flexibility in exploiting computer vision to support visually impaired users. Understanding these users' needs will certainly provide insight for the development of improved usability of computing devices.Keywords
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