Rehabilitation Engineering Research in Blindness, Visual Impairment, and Multisensory Loss

Issue title: Research and Development

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Brabyn, John¹

Note: [1] This research was supported in part by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, the National Eye Institute, the Easter Seals Foundation, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Abstract: This article summarizes rehabilitation engineering research in blindness, low vision, and multisensory loss being undertaken at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute. Some of the recent outcomes and impacts of this research are discussed, and a summary of current projects is given. Some of these research projects are focused directly on development of specific technology and devices for the blind and visually impaired, while others produce new scientific knowledge and techniques that improve rehabilitation strategies. The research program, therefore, has both direct and indirect impact on the consumer.

Keywords: Blind, deaf-blind, sensory aids, low vision, rehabilitation engineering research

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1994-3405

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 266-282, 1994