NDLI: Evaluation of the Audio Bracelet for Blind Interaction for improving mobility and spatial cognition in early blind children

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Author	Finocchietti, S. Cappagli, G. Ben Porquis, L. Baud-Bovy, G. Cocchi, E. Gori, M.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Ist. David Chiossone, Genoa, Italy (Cocchi, E.) \|\| Robotic, Brain & Cognitive Sci. Dept., Ist. Italiano di Tecnol., Genoa, Italy (Finocchietti, S.; Cappagli, G.; Ben Porquis, L.; Baud-Bovy, G.; Gori, M.)
Abstract	This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the Audio Bracelet for Blind Interaction (ABBI) system for improving mobility and spatial cognition in visually impaired children. The bracelet is worn on the wrist and the key feature is to provide an audio feedback about body movements to help visually impaired children to build a sense of space. Nine early blind children took part at this study. The study lasted 12 weeks. Once per week each child participated in a 45-minutes ABBI rehabilitation with trained professionals. He also had to use it one hour per day at home alone or with one relative. The mobility and spatial cognition abilities were measured before and after a 12-weeks rehabilitation program with three different tests. Results showed that the use of the Audio Bracelet for Blind Interaction allowed the early blind children to significantly improve their mobility and spatial abilities. Although an extended study including a larger number of participants is needed to confirm these data, the present results are encouraging. They do suggest that ABBI could be used for rehabilitate the sense of space in visually impaired children.
Starting Page	7998
Ending Page	8001
File Size	400065
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1557170X
e-ISBN	9781424492718
DOI	10.1109/EMBC.2015.7320248
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-08-25
Publisher Place	Italy
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Atmospheric measurements Particle measurements Pathology Training Standards
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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