How technology has improved my access to information

Issue title: Vision Impairment

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Senge, Jeffrey C.^{; *}

Affiliations: California State University, Fullerton Office of Disabled Student Services, PO Box 6830, Fullerton, CA 92834-6830, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 714 2785397; fax: + 1 714 2782408; e-mail jsenge@fullerton.edu

Abstract: For individuals who are blind or visually impaired, accessing the information they need throughout their daily lives can be challenging. Today, many low-tech and high-tech solutions exist which can improve access to information for such individuals. In this article, the author shares some of the ways he has used technology to compensate for his own lifelong visual impairment. Practical examples and strategies as well as personal observations of future information access issues are presented.

Keywords: Blindness, Disability, Technology, Assistive, Adaptive

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1997-6307

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 191-198, 1997