A Smart Service System for Spatial Intelligence and Onboard Navigation for Individuals with Visual Impairment (VIS⁴ION Thailand): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of visually impaired students at the Ratchasuda College, Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blind/low vision (BLV) severely limits information about our three-dimensional world, leading to poor spatial cognition and impaired navigation. BLV engenders mobility losses, debility, illness, and premature mortality. These mobility losses have been associated with unemployment and severe compromises in quality of life. VI not only eviscerates mobility and safety but also, creates barriers to inclusive higher education. Although true in almost every high-income country, these startling facts are even more severe in low- and middle-income countries, such as Thailand. We aim to use VIS⁴ION (Visually Impaired Smart Service System for Spatial Intelligence and Onboard Navigation), an advanced wearable technology, to enable real-time access to microservices, provi

SUBMITTER: Beheshti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature